Threat Hunting Analyst

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Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations.We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you.Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We seek personnel to join our team and support key client projects.Whom We Are SupportingThe NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATO’s member countries and its partners. The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.The NCIA provides a wide range of services, including:

• Cyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO’s communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
• Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems that NATO’s military commanders use to plan and execute operations.
• Satellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.
• Electronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO’s mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.
• Information Management: The NCIA manages NATO’s information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers.

Overall, the NCIA is critical in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO’s communication and information technology capabilities.The programAssistance and Advisory Service (AAS)The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATO’s principal C3 capability deliverer and CIS service provider. It provides, maintains, and defends the NATO enterprise-wide information technology infrastructure to enable Allies to consult together under Article IV and, when required, stand together in the face of attack under Article V.To provide these critical services in the modern, evolving, dynamic environment, the NCI Agency must build and maintain a high-performance-engaged workforce. The NCI Agency workforce strategically consists of three major categories: NATO International Civilians (NIC)s, Military (Mil), and Interim Workforce Consultants (IWC)s. The IWCs are a critical part of the overall NCI Agency workforce and comprise approximately 15 percent of the workforce.Role BackgroundAs a Cyber Security Threat Hunting Analyst, the incumbent will work alongside a team of Security Analysts to proactively detect cyber security attacks against NATO networks. They will research and react to the latest threats, using industry‐leading tools to discover new and ongoing attacks.Role Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise supporting the end‐to‐end threat hunting process;
• Develop hypotheses to be used in a threat hunt;
• Create security tool content such as searches, reports and dashboards to facilitate threat hunting;
• Perform in‐depth analysis of suspicious activity to deliver conclusions and recommendations;
• Review and develop logging configurations to enable a comprehensive threat hunting capability;
• Develop and document threat‐hunting procedures;
• Share the results of threat hunts via presentations and technical reports

Essential Skills And Experience

• Expert level in at least three of the following areas and a high level of experience in several of the other areas.
• Cybersecurity threat hunting.
• MITRE ATT&CK Framework;
• Security Incidents Event Management products (SIEM) – e.g. Splunk;
• Splunk Processing Language;
• Network Based Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) – e.g. SourceFire, Palo Alto Network Threat Prevention;
• Host Based Intrusion Detection Systems (HIDS);
• Sysmon;
• Full Packet Capture systems – e.g. Niksun, RSA/NetWitness;
• Computer security tools (Vulnerability Assessment, Anti‐virus, Protocol Analysis,
• Anti‐Virus, Protocol Analysis, Anti‐Spyware, etc);
• Proficiency in Intrusion/Incident Detection and Handling;
• Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of computer and communications security, networking, and the vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications

Desirable

• Industry leading certification in the area of Cybersecurity such as GCFA, GCIA, GNFA;
• Knowledge and experience in Splunk Enterprise Security suite;
• A good understanding of Security, Orchestrations, Automation and Response (SOAR) concepts and their benefits to the protection of CIS infrastructures;
• Knowledge and experience in threat hunting in corporate/government level environment;
• Strong knowledge of malware families and network attack vectors;
• Experience in analysis of various threat actor groups, attack patterns and tactics,
• techniques, and procedures (TTPs), deep analysis of threats across the enterprise by combining security rules, content, policy and relevant datasets;
• Ability to analyse attack vectors against a particular system to determine attack surface.

Working Location

• Mons, Belgium

Working Policy

• On-Site
• Normal office environment with standard working hours, but may exceptionally be required to work non‐standard hours in support of a major Cyber Incident, or on a shift system for a limited period of time due to urgent operational needs.

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Contract Duration

• June 2023 – Dec 2024

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO personal security clearance

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