# Threat Actor Engagement & Intelligence Consultant - Remote (Anywhere in the U.S.)

**Company**: GuidePoint Security
**Location**: Remote
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Security
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

GuidePoint Security is looking for a skilled threat actor communications and engagement professional to support its Digital Forensics and Incident Response practice within the GuidePoint Research and Intelligence Team (GRIT).

The primary function of this role will be threat actor communications for GuidePoint's clients, collecting intelligence and advising digital extortion victims of appropriate courses of action aligned to their business needs.

The ideal candidate will also support GRIT's intelligence research efforts, operationalizing threat intelligence data obtained through threat actor engagement and digital forensics efforts.

**Responsibilities:**

- Lead and conduct Threat Actor Communications engagements, advising clients, legal counsel, and insurance carriers on risks, benefits, and key considerations for communication with threat actors in ransomware and data extortion cases.

- Operate as a technical resource within the Practice and actively participate in DFIR investigations to share and identify actionable intelligence.

- Effective engagement communication, time management, and collaboration with peers and clients.

- Foster client relationships by providing support, information, and guidance.

- Author comprehensive engagement deliverables that are tailored to both technical and managerial audiences.

- Utilize automation, orchestration, and scripting to reduce manual processes, improving overall efficiency.

- Contribute to integration of existing and future open-source and commercial tools or automation to help improve GRIT processes and procedures.

- Perpetually strengthen relevant skills, knowledge, and abilities to stay at the forefront of the information security industry.

- Maintain a strong desire to learn, adapt, and improve along with a rapidly growing company.

- Willingness and ability to support a rotating on-call schedule, including possible weekend work as needed to support emergency requirements.

**Requirements:**

- 2 - 4 years prior experience in communicating with threat actors.

- Two (2+) years of experience performing Threat Intelligence analysis and/or collection.

- Prior experience in intelligence sharing relationships and partnerships.

- Prior experience in building and developing persona operations.

- Familiarity with digital forensics and incident response workflows.

- Experience in client-facing, professional services, or consulting roles.

- Experience using emerging technologies, including AI tools.

**Benefits:**

- Remote workforce primarily.

- Group Medical Insurance options.

- Group Dental Insurance.

- 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program.

- Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance.

- Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment.

- Pet Benefit Option

## Skills

### Required
- Threat Intelligence
- Digital Forensics
- Incident Response
- Client-facing
- Communication
- Automation
- Scripting
- AI tools

### Nice to have
- Cryptocurrency tracing
- Blockchain technology
- Cyber threat analytic tools
- Threat research

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