Cyber Intelligence Analyst

About the role

ISD protects Singapore's internal security and stability, and is seeking a Cyber Intelligence Analyst. The analyst will investigate and attribute cyber threats and assess their potential impact on national security, working with a team that has direct insight into cyber threat activity within Singapore's cyberspace. Applicants with no experience may apply.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct cyber intelligence investigations and research, producing intelligence reports for strategic stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Provide strategic, operational and tactical analysis to advance cyber investigations against cyber aggressors.
• Perform cyber threat hunting, including designing and developing new threat hunting rules and use cases.
• Use data analytics to detect signature-less cyber attacks.
• Analyse computer artifacts, including computer forensics, to determine perpetrator motivation and intent and attribute them.
• Analyse malware to identify signs of origin, classify and attribute it.
• Build cyber operational toolkits and automate investigative and analysis processes using programming and coding.
• Carry out cyber intelligence operations to engage and counter cyber aggressors.

Required profile

• Candidates must be Singaporeans; only they may apply.
• Relevant experience, certifications or demonstrable skills in one or more of the listed areas are advantageous.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Required skills

• Cyber threat intelligence, malware analysis (including reverse engineering), intrusion detection, computer forensics, penetration testing and data analytics.
• Networking and network protocols.
• Elasticsearch and Hadoop.
• Python and/or bash scripting.