CYBER THREAT INTELLLIGENCE ANALYST, AUSTIN, TX (ONSITE)

Contract: 12+ Months

Deadline: 8/13/26

Job Description:

The Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC) Threat Intelligence Analyst is responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and operationalizing cyber threat intelligence across enterprise environments. This role ensures actionable intelligence is identified, prioritized, and disseminated to appropriate stakeholders to reduce cybersecurity risk and improve organizational awareness.

The individual will be responsible for administering threat intelligence platforms, supporting incident response activities, and integrating intelligence capabilities into existing security operations processes.

Team member will provide services in the following areas:

• Triage threat intelligence alerts generated from intelligence platforms and external intelligence sources.

• Create Security Incidents and route them to appropriate teams for investigation and resolution.

• Analyze, validate, and distribute Critical and Zero-Day CVE advisories to impacted stakeholders.

• Administer threat intelligence platforms, including tuning, scoping, content management, reporting, and platform optimization.

• Upload, validate, and maintain organizational data within intelligence platforms, including user account inventories, technology asset information, business partner listings, and third-party vendor data.

• Manage intelligence feed subscriptions and ensure threat intelligence data is properly integrated into cybersecurity monitoring systems.

• Verify threat intelligence feed ingestion into SIEM platforms and troubleshoot feed-related issues.

• Integrate threat intelligence platforms with systems, including SIEM, ServiceNow, ticketing workflows, and reporting solutions.

• Develop operational reports, threat trend summaries, and executive-level intelligence briefings.

• Collaborate with Incident Response, Security Operations, Vulnerability Management, and Infrastructure teams to support threat investigations and remediation activities.

• Conduct threat analysis and forecasting to identify emerging risks affecting systems, vendors, and business functions.

• Maintain documentation, procedures, and intelligence workflows supporting cybersecurity operations.

Required Skills:

• 5 Yrs of Experience performing cyber threat intelligence analysis within a Security Operations Center (SOC) or Cybersecurity Operations environment

• 5 Yrs of Experience with threat intelligence platforms such as Recorded Future, CrowdStrike Intelligence, Anomali, Mandiant, Flashpoint, or equivalent

• 5 Yrs of Experience analyzing Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), adversary TTPs, malware campaigns, and vulnerability intelligence

• 5 Yrs of Experience creating and managing security incidents, case management workflows, and incident escalation processes

• 5 Yrs of Experience with SIEM technologies and intelligence feed integration

• 5 Yrs of Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks including MITRE ATT&CK, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and CIS Controls

• 5 Yrs of Experience communicating cybersecurity risks and intelligence findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Skills:

• Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTIA) certification

• GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI) certification

• Experience administering Recorded Future platforms and intelligence modules

• Experience integrating threat intelligence with Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar, or equivalent SIEM platforms

• Experience integrating cybersecurity tools with ServiceNow

• Experience managing third-party risk intelligence or vendor intelligence programs

• Experience with TAXII/STIX frameworks and automated intelligence sharing

• Knowledge of vulnerability management, CVE monitoring, and zero-day response processes

• Experience with scripting and automation using PowerShell or Python

• Familiarity with state government cybersecurity operations and compliance requirements