Principal Applied Threat Intelligence Manager
At a glance
AI generatedTL;DR
As a Senior Threat Intelligence Manager in the Applied Threat Intelligence team, you will lead a group of analysts using AI to monitor and analyze the evolving threat landscape, focusing on financially motivated actors. Your daily tasks include tracking threat infrastructure, techniques, and targets, translating technical insights into actionable guidance for security teams and executives, and mentoring junior staff while contributing to analytic standards and knowledge sharing. The role requires expertise in large-scale computing, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and anomaly detection, with a strong background in AI tools and programming languages like Python or PowerShell. You must have extensive experience in cyber threat intelligence, threat hunting, and incident response, along with the ability to produce high-quality threat intelligence reports for diverse audiences.
Skills
What you'll do
- Lead a team of analysts using AI to analyze threat landscapes and attacker techniques.
- Track financially motivated threat actors, their infrastructure, targets, and evolving tactics.
- Translate technical findings into actionable guidance for security teams and executives.
- Mentor analysts and contribute to improving analytic standards and knowledge sharing.
- Conduct attribution analysis on threat groups and communicate assessments to stakeholders.
What we're looking for
- 10+ years of experience in cyber threat intelligence, threat hunting, incident response, or a closely related security discipline.
- 3+ years of people management and/or informal/indirect team leadership experience.
- Experience with AI tools and large language models for information security applications.
- Demonstrated ability to produce finished threat intelligence reporting for technical and executive audiences.
- Understanding of adversary tradecraft, the cyber kill chain, and frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK and the Diamond Model.
- Reverse-engineering skills with static and behavioral binary analysis experience.
- Experience tracking and defending against financially motivated threat actors.
Employer
About Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing
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