Senior Threat Analyst, Cyber Espionage Intelligence Production, Mandiant

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in managing investigations and the discovery of new leads regarding espionage activity.
• Experience tracking adversaries via network infrastructure and malicious artifacts.
• Experience correlating and attributing malicious activity based on technical and geopolitical factors.
• Experience with writing and presenting on topics for a variety of audiences.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with technical analysis, including the creation of file, host, and network signatures leveraging multiple malware and network detection platforms, malware analysis, host forensics or other technical topics.
• Experience developing tools to uncover targeted activity leveraging data sets.
• Experience identifying and prioritizing cyber threats for investigations.
• Understanding of the geopolitical drivers of cyber espionage, with a focus on threat actors that originate from China and work on behalf of the People’s Republic of China.
• Understanding of attacker methodology and methodologies and experience implementing techniques used to hunt for adversarial activity.

About the job: Part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services. Mandiant's cybersecurity expertise has earned the trust of security professionals and company executives around the world. Our unique combination of renowned frontline experience responding to some of the most complex breaches, nation-state grade threat intelligence, machine intelligence, and the industry's best security validation ensures that Mandiant knows more about today's advanced threats than anyone. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $132,000-$194,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities:

• Conduct and lead research into the capabilities, techniques, and motivations of state sponsored espionage campaigns and actors.
• Produce and review quality written reporting on state sponsored espionage campaigns and operations.
• Prioritize research according to customer priorities and requests, and conduct briefings to present findings to internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide problem-solving expertise and guidance to members of your own team, and other teams across the organization, who are developing materials or directly supporting clients on topics related to state sponsored cyber espionage.
• Maintain awareness of geopolitical trends affecting the cyber threat landscape, including cyber operations and missions, vulnerabilities, malware development, third-party risk, geopolitics, and global events.