Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst (Russian)

ReliaQuest, LLC.
  • Location
    London, United Kingdom
  • Sector
    Commercial
  • Experience
    Early Career / Mid Career
  • Posted
    Aug 29

Position description

Are you interested in supporting the production of tactical and strategic intelligence products that draw on primary-source information to provide insights into adversary tactics and techniques, malware, and threat campaigns in the Russian-language cybersphere? Joining ReliaQuest’s Cyber Threat Intelligence team, you will be an integral part of intelligence operations. This is a great opportunity to put your Russian-language skills to use while conducting cutting-edge threat research, seeking and interpreting restricted intelligence, and delivering intelligence products to a varied audience. If you have a keen interest in broadening your skills, knowledge, and experience within an intelligence environment, this role might be for you. 

 

The everyday hustle: 

·       Conduct investigations on the clear, deep, and dark web, identifying Russian-language primary- and/or restricted-access intelligence to support the entire range of the team’s deliverables

·       Follow trends, dynamics, and developments in the Russian-language cyber threat landscape 

·       Identify new threat actors or locations and assess their credibility, motivations, and threat level 

·       Write timely, accurate, and relevant customer-facing intelligence deliverables in a variety of formats—including short, fast-turnaround updates and longer-form reports—covering threat actors, vulnerabilities, malware, and cybercriminal locations

·       Conduct investigations to support customer Requests for Intelligence (RFIs) and produce written deliverables according to agreed parameters

·       Research, write, contribute to, and coordinate external-facing papers, blogs, webinars, and podcasts 

·       Liaise with other teams within Threat Research umbrella to deliver primary-source intelligence to enrich internal telemetry efforts investigating credible threats 

·       Propose and carry out extended research projects to gather actionable intelligence on the Russian-language cyber threat landscape 

·       Support Threat Research Team Leadership in ensuring team goals are met 

·       Meet deadlines and achieve expectations 

 

Do you have what it takes? 

·       Professional-level Russian-language skills  

·       Existing knowledge of or deep interest in cyber security 

·       Experience working in online intelligence investigations and analysis, including good OSINT skills  

·       Demonstrates a sense of urgency, understands customer needs (internal and external), and is solution-focused 

·       Strong analytical skills and a demonstrated writing ability  

·       Understands channels of communication, delivery of information, tone, and attitude in messaging; has an awareness of cultural differences, inclusiveness, and communication barriers 

·       Can adapt to a fast-moving environment to deliver high-quality intelligence content in a short timeframe 

·       Comfortable working in cross-functional intelligence teams across different time zones 

·       A relevant university degree (e.g., Languages, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, International Relations, Political Science), equivalent education, or appropriate professional experience 

 

What makes you uncommon? 

·       Experience of non-standard Russian vocabulary, e.g., slang and technical jargon 

·       Familiarity with Russian-language open, deep, and dark web cybercriminal marketplaces and forums 

·       Experience of online HUMINT operations and/or social engineering techniques 

·       Experience of tactical investigations into threat actor TTPs, malware, and vulnerabilities 

·       A comfortable public speaker, confident to share ideas and insights both internally and externally 

·       Awareness of a wide variety of security technologies (e.g., SIEM, EDR) 

·       Good understanding of the cyber threat landscape, including threat actor attack methodologies, security postures, and appropriate analytical frameworks (including Cyber Kill Chain, Diamond Model, MITRE ATT&CK)

·       Technical understanding/skills, particularly of cyber security offensive and defensive practices 

·       Knowledge of cyber threat actors and adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) 

·       Familiarity with structured analytic techniques for intelligence analysis 

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