Exciting Threat Intelligence Analyst / Security Analyst Tier II, 6 months, contract opportunity in Los Angeles, CA. Requirements • 2 plus years of experience in tactical intelligence or intelligence analysis, or a related area. • 3 plus years of experience in cyber security or related discipline. • Understands the following concepts: confidence intervals, MITRE, kill chain, C2, passive DNS, traffic light protocol, and collections bias. Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst will focus on technical analysis of threats in order to drive the collection, creation, and dissemination of indicators of compromise and indicators of attack. • Ability to conduct open-source intelligence collection and analysis. • Ability to produce intelligence products at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. • Familiarity with multiple threat intelligence types, sources, and methods of gathering/ obtaining information and data. • Basic knowledge of open-source tools, such as Shodan, Maltego, PassiveTotal, and Virus Total. • Good understanding of the intelligence lifecycle and associated analytic methodologies (Cyber Kill Chain, Diamond Model, ATT&CK, etc.). • Triaging tactical reporting to focus on serious threats and/or those likely to be perceived as such • Nice to have: GCTI: Cyber Threat Intelligence, CCTA: Certified Cyber Threat Analyst, CCIP: Certified Cyber Intelligence Professional