Principal Threat Intelligence Analyst (Unit 42)

Our Mission

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Who We Are

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This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters.

Job Summary

Job Summary

As a member of the Unit 42 National Security (NATSEC) team, you will work closely with a globally distributed team of threat researchers. You will be embedded alongside customer environments where you will identify cyber threats in support of unique intelligence requirements, providing timely and actionable intelligence to protect our clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide timely and actionable intelligence to support customer intelligence requirements.
• Leverage global datasets (netflow, malware, passive DNS, etc.) to track malicious cyber actors, their infrastructure, and campaigns.
• Reverse engineer malware via static and dynamic methods, and interpret Assembly using a disassembler or debugger.
• Collaborate with a global team of threat intelligence analysts to analyze and develop coverage for emerging threats.
• Develop strategic threat assessments in support of customer needs.
• Communicate with product engineering teams to improve detection efficacy in our ecosystem of products.
• Proactively collaborate and exchange information with other teams to accomplish shared objectives.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent military experience.
• 5+ years of experience as a cleared threat intelligence analyst.
• Experience tracking advanced cybercriminals and persistent threat groups.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity threat actors, particularly their tactics, techniques, procedures (TTPs), and tooling, including knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK Matrix.
• Experience leveraging netflow, passive DNS, IP registration, malware telemetry, and other data sets to form comprehensive threat assessments.
• Familiarity with static and dynamic malware analysis and common industry tools.

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience working with law enforcement or government agencies.
• Proficiency in Python, C, and/or C++.
• Working knowledge of BigQuery.
• Experience creating and delivering presentations in a range of environments, from industry conferences to customer briefings.