Purple Team Analyst
Core
Proactive threat hunting, monitoring internal/external environments, malware reverse engineering, and producing actionable Indicators of Compromise (IOCs).
Role type
Mid-level cybersecurity analyst (threat intelligence & hunting)
Builds
Threat detection capabilities and IOCs for security operations
Domain
Cybersecurity / Threat Intelligence
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Threat hunting, Threat intelligence, Malware reverse engineering, Malware analysis, IOC collection and correlation, Dark web monitoring
Preferred skills
Malware analysis tools usage, Sandbox usage, Debugger usage
Technologies
Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Nessus, Tenable.io, Qualys
Responsibilities
Conduct proactive Threat Hunting activities across internal and external environments, Monitor dark web and deep web sources to identify threats, Perform malware reverse engineering using static and dynamic analysis techniques, Analyze malware using sandboxes, debuggers, and isolated environments, Collect, correlate, and maintain Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), Support threat intelligence activities to improve detection and response capabilities
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC