Cyber Threat Intelligence SME

About the work

Develop and grade cyber threat intelligence cases, including difficult boundaries around surveillance and legitimate analysis. This remote contract values threat intelligence expertise, careful reasoning, and clear written feedback; prior AI experience is not required.

Responsibilities

• Map cyber threat intelligence (CTI) cases to established taxonomies, especially within the surveillance and privacy evaluation domains.
• Author boundary cases illustrating prohibited surveillance, attribution, and intrusion-adjacent requests, helping delineate permissible and impermissible actions.
• Evaluate and grade submitted threat responses with special attention to source reliability, analytic reasoning, stated limitations, and actionable utility.
• Identify and flag instances of over-refusal, ensuring legitimate threat analysis is not unnecessarily declined.
• Document and clarify challenging edge cases involving nation-state operations and other advanced threats.
• Provide concise written and verbal feedback to support the continuous improvement of AI threat assessment capabilities.

Preferred background

• Substantial experience in cyber threat intelligence, particularly where nation-state operations intersect with advanced cyber threats.
• Expertise in distinguishing between legitimate defensive/analytic activities and impermissible offensive or surveillance-focused requests.
• Background in threat-actor attribution, APT tracking, or exposure to adversary tactics and techniques.
• Demonstrated proficiency in authoring clear, structured written content in English and communicating complex concepts verbally.
• Experience mentoring, teaching, or leading professionals in threat intelligence disciplines.
• Prior participation in AI system evaluation, red-teaming, or related quality assurance projects is a plus.