Threat Intelligence Lead

Canonical Group - Oklahoma City, OK

Full-time - Mid Level

Oklahoma City, OK

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Threat Intelligence Lead at Canonical will be responsible for developing and executing the company's threat intelligence strategy. This role involves understanding cyber threats targeting Canonical, utilizing intelligence on Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) to enhance products and cybersecurity controls. The position requires collaboration with internal stakeholders and the broader cybersecurity community to establish Canonical as a thought leader in open source threat intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Build and own Canonical's threat intelligence strategy
• Build and maintain OSINT research environments
• Develop OSINT tradecraft, principles, and techniques
• Identify and track targeted intrusion cyber threats, trends, and new developments by cyber threat actors through analysis of proprietary and open source datasets
• Collaborate across teams to inform on activity of interest
• Coordinate adversary/campaign tracking
• Contribute to the wider threat intelligence community, establishing Canonical as a key contributor and thought leader in the space
• Work with product and engineering teams to explain cybersecurity threats and advise on mitigation strategies
• Work with the OPSEC and IS team to help implement/update security controls prioritizing cyber defense
• Identify intelligence gaps and propose new tools and research projects to fill them
• Conduct briefings for executives, internal stakeholders and external customers

Requirements

• An experienced threat intelligence leader (or similar)
• Knowledgeable about the current open source threat landscape and computer networking/infrastructure concepts
• Highly competent with OSINT tools (e.g., Buscador, Trace Labs OSINT VM, OSINT Framework, Maltego, Shodan, social media scraping tools, etc.)
• Able to identify, organise, catalogue, and track adversary tradecraft trends often with incomplete data
• Experienced using threat intelligence data to influence enterprise architecture or product development decisions
• An excellent communicator with the ability to clearly articulate and tailor technical content to a variety of audiences

Nice-to-haves

• A professional portfolio of OSINT related scripts, tools, or frameworks
• Demonstrated involvement in the larger OSINT community
• Degree qualified, with a bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, or a related field
• Certifications in related areas (e.g. GOSI, SANS SEC487 & SEC587, IntelTechniques OSIP, etc)
• Experience in a tech company or government/military signal intelligence departments

Benefits

• Performance-driven annual bonus
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events