Threat Intel Lead
Job Location:
Richland County, OH - USA
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Job Summary
- Job Responsibilities
About SLED
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is a premier statewide law enforcement agency dedicated to serving and protecting the citizens of South Carolina. With a proud history rooted in integrity professionalism and public service SLED is committed to providing high-quality investigative intelligence and forensic services to support law enforcement agencies across the state.At SLED we value dedication ethical conduct accountability and a strong commitment to justice. Our agency plays a vital role in maintaining public safety and supporting criminal justice efforts at the local state and federal levels. From advanced forensic science to homeland security criminal investigations and criminal justice information systems SLEDs diverse responsibilities make it one of the most dynamic law enforcement agencies in the state.
We foster a professional work environment where teamwork respect and continuous improvement are fundamental. Our employees are held to the highest standards and are given opportunities to grow within a mission-driven organization that makes a meaningful difference in South Carolina communities.
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General Responsibility
Serve as the Lead Threat Intelligence Analyst for South Carolina Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (SC CIC) providing senior-level technical leadership leading strategic threat intelligence projects and mentoring junior analysts. Partner with executive leadership government agencies and private sector stakeholders to address complex cybersecurity challenges and drive the maturity of SC CICs threat intelligence service through process improvement tradecraft standardization and advanced analytic methodologies. Oversee the collection analysis and dissemination of cyber threat intelligence to prevent detect and mitigate attacks and promotes cybersecurity awareness.
Specific Duties- Lead collection and advanced analysis of cyber threat data from OSINT commercial feeds ISAC/ISAO partnerships government and internal telemetry to identify adversary techniques and emerging threats. Set analytic priorities validate junior analysts work and provide strategic insight to strengthen the states security posture.
- Serve as senior SME on adversary TTPs affecting SC critical infrastructure delivering timely briefings to analysts and stakeholders. Lead special projects oversee intelligence gathering for investigations and represent the SC CIC with local state federal and private sector partners.
- Lead strategic projects to mature SC CICs threat intelligence service - intelligence requirements collection plans tradecraft standards workflows tooling and dissemination - identifying gaps and driving solutions from concept through measurement.
- Mentors junior analysts review their products for quality and tradecraft develop training and development plans and foster a culture of continuous learning.
- Partner with IT SOC and Incident Response to hunt threat actor behavior provide senior analytic support during incidents and ensure intelligence informs detection and response.
- Provide SC CIC agencies with SIEM management expertise and support to strengthen their security posture and incident response readiness.
- Engage critical infrastructure participants executive stakeholders and task force partners to ascertain intelligence needs and deliver reports briefings and alerts that enable proactive decision-making and risk mitigation. Provide strategic content direction for SC CIC monthly webinars and hosted events and deliver select briefings to build community awareness of emerging threats and countermeasures.
- Minimum and Additional Requirements
Bachelors degree in a related field OR a minimum of four (4) years of relevant work experience in the areas of information technology information security and risk management. Expertise in cybersecurity threat intelligence tradecraft and intelligence operations. A comprehensive understanding of adversary tactics techniques and procedures (TTPs) and the treat landscape affecting critical infrastructure. Must have the ability to lead intelligence projects mentor analysts and develop analytic workflows. Strong problem-solving critical thinking communication and leadership skills are essential to this position. This is an in-person position based in Columbia South Carolina. Position is on 24/7 call and statewide travel will be required.
- Additional Comments
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation) national origin age (40 or older) disability or genetic information.
SLED offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes:- Health Dental Vision Long Term Disability and Life Insurance for Employee Spouse and Children
- 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
- 15 days sick leave per year
- 13 paid holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs
Supplemental questions are considered part of the official application. Any misrepresentation of yourself may be grounds for disqualification.
Conditional selection based on candidate education training experience oral interviews and clearance of background investigation.
