Director, Threat Intelligence Collections Manager

Job Information

• Functional
  
  Title:
  
  Threat Intelligence Collections Manager
• Department: IT Security
• Corporate Level: Director
• Reports To:
  
  Executive Director
• Location:
  
  New Jersey, on-site 2 days per week

CLS is seeking a highly motivated, self-driven Cyber Threat Intelligence Director for Collection Management to join a global threat intelligence team. The role will be located in London. The position will report to the Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence and Proactive Cyber Defense and will lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of our intelligence collection. The ideal candidate will be aware of industry trends and frameworks and how they could impact our business, including threat actor groups, their TTPs, intrusion activities, and geopolitical relevance.

The candidate will be responsible for maintaining our intelligence requirements through internal stakeholder engagement and coordinating our various intelligence sources. The candidate will also interact with established industry and government partners on a daily basis to share intelligence and build out new partnerships. This role will also be responsible for mentoring others on the team.

• Lead the collections and processing of cyber threat intelligence from varying sources, including open-source reports, information sharing partners, and vendor reports to create actionable results for internal stakeholders
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the firm to evaluate intelligence requirements regularly
• Develop strategies for intelligence collection through developing requirements and determining appropriate sources to answer requirements
• Drive the relationship with intelligence vendors and partners to ensure intelligence requirements are being answered
• Actively manage external intelligence sharing engagements with other financial institutions and government partners
• Evaluate intelligence sources using measures of performance and measures of effectiveness
• Coordinate and produce strategic, operational, and tactical intelligence products for business units, technical teams, and executive stakeholders
• Provide situational awareness on current threat landscape and maintain knowledge of adversary activities including geopolitical implications and TTPs to brief varying teams
• Assess emerging threats against our operational environment and work in partnership with our security teams for detection, mitigation, and remediation efforts
• Perform trend and correlation of cyber intelligence for recommendation-based countermeasures
• Support and engage in incident response investigations
• Perform basic network security analysis in support of intrusion detection operations, including the development and enrichment of indicators used to enhance network security posture
• Review other analysts work and provide mentorship and guidance

• 6-10+ years of direct cyber threat intelligence experience
• 5+ years of progressive experience in information security (cyber security) field, preferable in Threat Intelligence
• Understanding of intelligence lifecycle and risk management
• Knowledge of fundamentals of threat actors' TTPs
• Understanding of IOC validation practices and sources
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework and mapping
• Geopolitical knowledge and potential impacts to the financial sector
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills
• Individual contributor whilst also contributing to a small team
• Self-motivated with ability to work with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated strong writing skills; ability to convey complex technical and non-technical concepts

• Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity studies, Intelligence Studies, International Relations, Economics, Computer Science, or related discipline
• Security certification such as SANS GIAC (or equivalent) ideally GCTI or working towards certification (or equivalent)
• Experience with threat intelligence and SOC/CIRT interaction
• Experience with Threat Intelligence Platforms
• Experience with threat intelligence vendors
• Experience with private-public information partnership organizations
• Ability to work on-site at least twice a week in London and/or participate in local intelligence sharing groups

• Financial sector experience

• Holiday - UK/Asia: 25 holiday days and 3 'life days' (in addition to bank holidays). US: 23 holiday days.
• 2 paid volunteer days so that you can actively support causes within your community that are important to you.
• Generous parental leave policies to ensure you can enjoy valuable time with your family.
• Parental transition coaching programmes and support services.
• Wellbeing and mental health support resources to ensure you are looking after yourself, and able to support others.
• Employee Networks (including our Women's Forum, Black Employee Network and Pride Network) in support of our organisational commitment to embrace and always be learning more about inclusivity.
• Hybrid working to promote a healthy work/life balance, enabling…