Threat Intelligence Analyst, UpGuard

UpGuard

Location:

United States, Chicago

Category:

IT - Software Development

Contract Type:

Not provided

Salary:

120000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

As a Threat Analyst at UpGuard, you will be an integral member of our Threat Scanning Team, which specializes in identifying, analyzing, and mitigating emerging threats. You’ll work with a collaborative group of analysts and developers, leveraging homegrown OSINT tools as well as designing and implementing new ones. Your efforts will directly enhance UpGuard’s threat intelligence capabilities, contributing to the development of our cutting-edge tools and methodologies.

Job Responsibility:

Analyze Data Leaks: Process and assess incoming data feeds to identify whether customers have been impacted by data leaks
Contribute to Threat Intelligence Feeds: Enhance UpGuard’s proprietary threat intelligence feeds by researching and integrating new findings
Develop Vulnerability Detections: Build new product and vulnerability detections by reverse-engineering applications, analyzing vulnerability disclosures, and creating robust detection methodologies
Conduct Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Security Research: Focus heavily on identifying, analyzing, and interpreting open-source intelligence across the open, deep, and dark web to identify risks and vulnerabilities

Requirements:

Expertise in Open Source Intelligence: Strong understanding of OSINT methodologies with a focus on the open, deep, and dark web
Understanding of Software Development: Solid grasp of software development processes to deconstruct and interpret vulnerability disclosures effectively
Cross-Team Collaboration: Excellent communication skills to work with the Customer Success & Support teams, explaining capabilities and resolving customer issues
Independence and Initiative: A self-starter attitude with the ability to take ownership of tasks and drive them to completion independently or collaboratively
Technical Skills in Scripting: Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, with the ability to learn and adapt to new programming languages as needed

Nice to have:

Proven Expertise: Demonstrated experience through OSINT-focused tools or projects you’ve built or contributed to
Background in Security Research or Development: Prior experience in security research, penetration testing, or software development
Ability to Communicate Across Audiences: The capability to bridge technical insights with non-technical stakeholders to ensure alignment and understanding

What we offer:

Monthly Lifestyle subsidy: use this for financial, physical, and mental wellbeing
WFH set-up allowance: to ensure you have the right environment to work in, we will help you get set up within your first 3 months at UpGuard
$1,500 USD annual Learning & Development allowance: to support your career development all team members will be able to expense development opportunities against this allowance
Generous Annual Leave/PTO allowances: time to recharge your batteries
18 weeks paid Parental Leave: irrespective of parenting role
Personal Leave allowance: this includes sick & carer’s leave
Fully remote working environment: while we have physical offices in Sydney & Hobart, we do not mandate compulsory attendance
Top-spec hardware: all team members will be provided with top-spec laptops for their roles
Personal device security & online privacy protection subsidy: UpGuard provides team members with a paid subscription to personal device security & online privacy protection platform
Generative AI subsidy: UpGuard provides paid subscriptions for all team members to access generative AI tools to support their work

Additional Information:

Job Posted:

April 01, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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