Threat Hunting Analyst (NS)

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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.Duties and Role:As 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 and react to the latest threats, using industry leading tools to discover new and ongoing attacks.Main responsibilities:

• Provide subject matter expertise supporting the end-to-end threat hunting process.
• Develop hypotheses to be used in a threat hunt for given threat groups.
• Create security tool content such as searches, reports and dashboards to facilitate threat hunting.
• Perform indepth analysis to deliver conclusions and recommendations.
• Review and develop logging configurations to enable a comprehensive threat hunting capability.
• Develop and document threat hunting procedures.
• Document analysis, findings, and recommendations in reports and presentations to be delivered to stakeholders.
• Tasks in support of NATO network monitoring and other NCSC Operations branch activities.

RequirementsSkill, Knowledge & Experience:

• A university degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a technical subject with substantial Information Technology (IT) content and two years of specific experience. Exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate’s particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCI Agency; that is, at least 4 years extensive and progressive expertise in the duties related to the function of the post.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of computer and communications security, networking, and the vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications.
• Experience in analysis of threat actor group attack patterns, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
• Knowledge of the TaHiTI threat hunting methodology and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, ability to identify patterns, detect anomalies and make accurate, informed decisions.
• Experience in performing indepth cyber security analysis in large, complex networks using security use cases, relevant datasets, and documentation.
• Expertise in at least three of the following areas and a high level of experience in several of the other areas: Cyber security threat hunting; Security Information and Events Management systems (SIEM) – e.g. Splunk; Splunk processing language; Network and host based intrusion detection systems; Sysmon configuration, Windows, and Linux log analysis; Full Packet Capture systems (FPC) – e.g. Niksun, RSA/NetWitness; Data visualisation and statistical analysis; Technical report writing
• Good written and verbal communication skills (English)

Desirable:

• A good understanding of Security, Orchestrations, Automation and Response (SOAR) concepts and their benefits to the protection of CIS infrastructures.
• Strong knowledge of malware families and network attack vectors.
• Experience in intrusion detection and incident handling.
• Ability to analyse attack vectors against a particular system to determine attack surface.
• Industry leading certification in the area of cyber security such as GCFA, GCIA, GNFA.

Working Policy

• Onsite

Travel

• Travel to other NATO location may be required

Security Clearance

• Must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance

Contract Duration

• Required Start Date:As soon as possible

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