Threat Intelligence Analyst Dubai UAE

Position: Threat Intelligence Analyst

Date posted: 2021-08-11

Industry: other

Employment type: Full Time

Experience: minimum 2 year

Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree is required

Salary: AED 5000 to 10000

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Company: Confidential

Description:

Threat Intelligence Analyst

Contract- Permanent

Location – Dubai

Principal Functions (Major Areas of Responsibility):

• SOC Threat Intelligence Analyst will be responsible for analyzing, curating, and publishing threat intelligence. The Threat Intelligence Analyst is also responsible for handling and optimizing Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP), as well as the integrations between the TIP and other security technologies and systems to detect, prioritize and mitigate the risk of cybersecurity related incidents.
• Job-Specific Competencies required to successfully perform the job
• 5+ years of experience in information security in areas such as security operations, intrusion detection, incident analysis, incident handling, log analysis, and intrusion detection
• 2+ years of experience in one of the following: vulnerability management, threat hunting, incident handling, threat intelligence and penetration testing
• Mandatory Any one of the SANS certifications Preferred CISSP, SANS GCIA, SANS GCIH, SANS FOR578, CEH certification
• A Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electronics Engineering or a closely related degree
• An active, demonstrable interest in cybersecurity, cyber threat detection, and cyber threat intelligence
• Demonstrable experience in analyzing and interpreting threat intelligence indicators, TTPs, and threat actors
• A solid understanding of IT systems and network security concepts
• Sound knowledge of IT security best practices, common attack types, and detection/prevention methods
• Demonstrable experience in analyzing and interpreting system, security, and application logs
• Knowledge of the type of events that firewalls, IDS/IPS, and other security-related devices produce
• Experience in using SIEM tools such as Splunk, ArcSight, and also ELK.
• TCP/IP knowledge, networking, and security product experience
• Knowledge about possible attack activities, such as scans, man-in-the-middle, sniffing, DoS, DDoS, etc., and possible abnormal activities, such as worms, Trojans, viruses, etc.
• CISSP, GCIA, GCIH, CEH certification would be preferable
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• A motivated, self-managed individual who can demonstrate above average analytical skills and work professionally with peers and customers even under pressure
• In-depth understanding of technical details related to common TTPs employed by threat actors, responsible groups (APTs), motivations and techniques
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate well with others
• Ability to speak and write in English is required; the ability to speak and write in both English and Arabic is preferred
• Experience on TIP Platforms: Anamoli, CTIX, ElecticIQ, MISP, etc.
• Experience with integrating intelligence into security stacks thru YARA, STIX or OpenIOCs.

Subjected as Threat Intelligence Analyst