Principal Consultant, Threat Intelligence Advisory (Unit 42)

About the Role
The Principal Consultant, Threat Intelligence Advisory is a senior-level consulting position within the Unit 42 Proactive Services team, designed for individuals who are passionate about providing vital threat intelligence insights to clients. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate closely with the Consulting Director of Threat Intelligence Advisory EMEA, focusing on engaging clients through threat assessments while supporting various cyber risk management initiatives.
The individual will possess a hands-on mentality, be flexible to participate in diverse work streams, and be capable of independently tackling complex projects. A self-starter who understands high-level tasking will thrive in this environment, allowing time for research interests and collaboration with the Unit 42 Threat Intelligence team while predominantly engaging in client-driven projects.

What You Will Do

• Work within the Unit 42 Threat Intelligence Advisory team to develop and deliver threat-informed services to international clients.
• Lead Threat Intelligence Advisory engagements such as: threat assessments, threat intelligence maturity assessments, threat intelligence capability building, and threat-led offensive security testing.
• Provide intelligence input for risk management consulting engagements (e.g., SOC Assessments, Cloud Assessment, AI Security Assessments).
• Leverage internal Unit 42 datasets, finished intelligence, and OSINT to identify relevant threats to organizations across various sectors and geographies.
• Collaborate with clients' security teams (i.e. TI, CISO, SOC, threat hunting, red team) to help them operationalize threat intelligence into measurable outcomes.
• Amplify Unit 42’s presence and credibility in the marketplace through thought leadership, including speaking engagements and blog articles on threat intelligence topics.
• Utilize in-house AI platforms to optimize and streamline existing methods and processes.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications

• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for audiences from highly technical analysts to executive leadership.
• Demonstrable experience in improving cyber threat intelligence processes and procedures in large enterprises, whether in-house or as a consultant.
• Deep understanding of cybercriminal and state-sponsored groups, their TTPs, and high-level mitigations.
• Practical application of intelligence tradecraft, adhering to Analytic Standards (ICD 203) in producing finished intelligence.
• Strong familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Proven ability to engage with business and security stakeholders, understanding their requirements and key decision-making processes.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications
While not necessarily required, a successful candidate may have:

• Experience in intelligence-led red team exercises like CBEST, TIBER, iCAST, Corie.
• Knowledge of threat actor hunting tools and techniques.
• Experience in incident response, digital forensics, or security operations.
• Background in risk management consulting, advising clients on appropriate security controls.
• Proficiency in additional languages (e.g., Arabic, Spanish) to interface with regional clients.
• Interest or experience in AI agentic workflows in threat intelligence.
• Cybersecurity industry certifications such as CRTIA, CCTIM, GCTI are advantageous but not essential.
• A demonstrable track record of authoring threat intelligence reports and delivering presentations at cybersecurity conferences.

Our Commitment
We are dedicated to innovation and trailblazing in the cybersecurity industry. We believe that achieving our mission depends on the collaboration of diverse teams. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@the company.

The company embraces diversity in the workplace and ensures that all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes.