Threat Hunter/Threat Intel Analyst

Location: This is a remote position and we are considering candidates from Toronto, CA.

The Threat Hunter/Threat Intel Analyst  is an integral part of our services organization providing expert knowledge in security best practices, security controls and advanced analysis to our customers. Knowledge in infrastructure, network principals, security standards, practices and controls as well as adversarial tactics and techniques are key components for success in this role. This team member will identify and investigate potential emerging threats, enable our clients to effectively respond to these threats and provide recommendations using risk based methodology.

Responsibilities:

• Configure tools and detect patterns/outliers within client environments matching tactics, techniques or procedures (TTPs) of known threat actors, malware or other unusual or suspicious behaviors.
• Conduct cyber hunts in support of identifying emerging threats on behalf of multiple clients, often operating as a lead investigator.
• Provide investigative support of large scale and complex security incidents across multiple clients and support their SOC team through the investigation, recommendations, response, and post mortem efforts.
• Create detailed Incident Reports and contribute to lessons learned in collaboration with client teams.
• Monitor multiple client environments and investigate & report on emerging threats.
• Contribute to executive summary reports and help deliver reported findings and recommendations to client audiences.
• Develop & document technical risk reduction recommendations in relation to findings and overall trends.
• Support client and internal reporting & dashboarding customization efforts within the Armis platform, as required.
• Work with internal teams on orchestration & tool based enablement and optimization of team processes supporting overall service delivery.
• Partnering with internal Threat Research on TTPS 
• Contribute to the documentation of simple and reusable hunt tactics and techniques for the extended and shifting team delivering threat services.
• Help identify, provide design input, and prioritize product feature requests in support of Armis threat hunting capabilities both from the perspective of the internal service and over-arching consuming organizations.
• Establish & maintain client-specific cyber hunt & monitoring playbooks.
• Operate as subject matter expert (SME) point of contact for clients during business hours.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity related field preferred
• 2-3 years of Cybersecurity experience
• 1+ years experience with Python with Git 
• 1+ threat intelligence and MISP experience is preferable 
• 1+ years experience in any automation technology i.e. Torq, Scripting
• Experience with securing and hardening IT infrastructure.
• Experience with threat feed research; collect, prioritize, organize and application.
• Experience with the threat hunting complete life cycle; developing hunt hypothesis, analyzing and processing intelligence, find trigger, investigation, response and recommendations
• Advanced knowledge of log analysis, PCAP analysis, traffic flow analysis and experience with associated infrastructure and systems to aid in the identification of malware or other malicious behavior.
• Demonstrated or advanced experience with computer networking and operating systems.
• Experience with operational security, including security operations center (SOC), incident response, evidence assessments, malware analysis, or IDS and IPS analysis.
• Knowledge of networking protocols and infrastructure designs; including routing, firewall functionality, host and network intrusion detection systems, encryption, load balancing, and other network protocols.
• Knowledge of TTPs involved in current APT threats and exploits involving various operating systems, applications and protocols, including working knowledge of the Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK Matrix.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, analytical ability, and the ability to work effectively with peers. 
• Ability to both support partner meetings and projects.
• Experience applying machine learning to cybersecurity problems is a plus.

Salary range guidance for this position is:   $86,000- $116,000  (CAD)

Bonus  10% and Pre-IPO Equity

The salary range listed does not include other forms of compensation or benefits (e.g. i.e. stipend for transit/parking, bonuses, commissions, stocks, health insurance benefits, etc.) offered to candidates. Visit our careers site for more information on benefits at Armis.