• Familiarity in the field of intelligence analysis and cyber threat analytics with an emphasis on sophisticated criminals and nation state actors/groups.
• While not a requirement, a relevant college degree as well as cyber security certifications are a plus.
• Knowledge of host-based collection agents and investigative tool suites, particularly Splunk, Domain Tool’s IRIS, and Maltego.
• Experience fusing open source collections with investigative results.
• Understand cyber security matters to include prevention, incident response, threat pursuit, and mitigation.
• Possess strong team-oriented personality characteristics: hard-working, thoughtful, collaborative, positive, and innovative.
• Able to demonstrate excellent communication (written and verbal), mathematical, and organizational skills.
• Able to adapt quickly in handling multiple/evolving tasks as a result of new engagements and/or re-prioritized deadlines.
• Highly motivated, eager to learn, passion to build a growing capability, and able to motivate others.
• Flexibility to travel as required.

• Using a diverse toolset to enable discovery, collections, surveillance, threat analysis, correlation, and reporting.
• Serving with and supporting the cybersecurity analytics and threat intelligence team.
• Assembling, correlating, and contextualizing disparate sources of data to drive investigations and inform clients.
• Performing analyses to assess complex fact patterns and attribute those patterns to activities, actors, or entities.
• Applying analytical expertise, initiative, and innovative solutions to complex cyber and information security issues to include: incident response, investigations, pursuit, and mitigation services.
• Maintaining detailed records - both paper and digital that document and report investigative activities and results.
• Employing complex analytical tools, processes, and procedures that enable operations and investigative activities.
• Preparing products for internal and external customers that detail project activity, scope, and findings.

As an Associate, you will be a key member of the cybersecurity investigations team: intimately familiar with the practice’s customer support objectives and responsible for designing, managing, and performing substantive threat discovery and analysis activities while conveying your results to internal and external customers.

Ankura is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where mutual respect and collaboration is paramount. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status.