Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Analyst at Sentar Inc. in Fort Bragg, NC

Job description

• Sentar is seeking a Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Analyst in Ft. Bragg, NC!
• **This position is contingent upon contract award**
• The Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Analyst is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating actionable cyber threat intelligence to support an Army contract. This role provides intelligence-driven analysis that enhances threat detection, informs Purple Team assessments, prioritizes remediation efforts, and improves the organization's overall cyber defense posture.

Responsibilities

• Collect, analyze, and correlate cyber threat intelligence from classified and open-source reporting to identify emerging threats, adversary activity, and attack trends.
• Produce timely intelligence reports, threat assessments, and briefings for supported commanders, Regional Cyber Centers (RCC), ARCYBER, and cybersecurity leadership.
• Provide actionable intelligence to support Blue Team detection engineering, threat hunting, and incident response activities.
• Partner with Purple Team personnel to develop intelligence-driven assessment objectives and adversary emulation scenarios.
• Develop, review, validate, and maintain detection signatures and indicators of compromise (IOCs), ensuring proper syntax, functionality, and minimal false positives before deployment.
• Support continuous improvement of enterprise detection capabilities by reviewing and refining signature content, detection logic, and threat indicators.
• Conduct signature development and testing within isolated environments prior to production implementation.
• Track adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) using frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and provide recommendations to strengthen defensive capabilities.
• Maintain awareness of emerging cyber threats and communicate relevant intelligence to stakeholders across the cybersecurity enterprise.

Requirements

• Clearance Level: Secret
• Education: N/A
• 5+ years experience performing Cyber Threat Intelligence analysis within a DoD, Intelligence Community, or federal cybersecurity environment.
• Strong understanding of nation-state and advanced persistent threat (APT) actors, malware analysis, and cyber threat reporting.
• Experience with threat intelligence platforms, SIEM technologies, detection engineering, and indicator management.
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, STIX/TAXII, and common threat intelligence methodologies.
• Experience developing or validating detection signatures, YARA rules, Snort/Suricata signatures, or SIEM detection content is preferred.
• Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills with experience producing executive and technical intelligence products.

Skills

Required

• Cyber Threat Intelligence analysis
• Nation-state and APT actor knowledge
• Malware analysis
• Threat intelligence platforms
• SIEM technologies
• Detection engineering
• Indicator management
• MITRE ATT&CK
• Cyber Kill Chain
• STIX/TAXII
• Threat intelligence methodologies
• Analytical skills

Preferred

• Detection signature development
• YARA rules
• Snort/Suricata signatures
• SIEM detection content

Benefits

• Our unique employee ownership model attracts top talent, giving employees the freedom to take initiative and drive meaningful improvements. In addition to cultivating a thriving and inclusive work environment, Sentar offers an extensive benefits package designed to support the well-being of employees and their families. Employee ownership is the foundation of our culture, promoting participation, teamwork, and accountability while ensuring long-term financial security and a commitment to excellence.
• Voluntary Medical, Dental, Vision, with Flexible Spending Plan options
• Voluntary Life, Critical Illness, Accident, and Long Term Care insurance options
• Group Term Life, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability is provided by Sentar to all qualifying employees
• Generous 401(k) match
• Competitive PTO plan that graduates quickly with years of service
• Other leave programs; holiday schedule along with bereavement, maternity, jury and military duty
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development reimbursement
• Recognition and Awards programs