Strategic Intel Analyst

**We help the world run better**

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

In this role you will author executive-visible research papers to distill complex geopolitical and strategic trends into actionable intelligence that drives action across multiple lines of business. This requires in-depth research, collaboration with industry specialists and peer analysts, development and maintenance of short
- and long-term research projects, and the presentation of findings through briefings and external engagements. The role will also be expected to actively generate intelligence requirements from stakeholders and manage collection supporting those requirements. Lastly, this role requires a consummate team player willing to go above and beyond in delivering a world class strategic cyber threat intelligence capability in support of SAP and its global business.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Conduct cyber threat intelligence analysis using cyber intelligence frameworks to identify emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and trends.
- Design and deliver high quality, finished intelligence products for executive audiences.
- Manage reports portfolio consisting of multiple products and delivery timelines and standards.
- Translate business information needs to priority intelligence requirements (PIRs).
- Manage collection efforts to support priority intelligence requirements (PIRs).
- Integrate geopolitical insights with cyber threat intelligence to assess potential impacts on organizational operations and assets.
- Understanding the role geopolitical events play in serving as indications and warnings for potential increased cyber activity and impact to business operations.
- Develop highly polished intelligence reports utilizing graphics, charts, and impactful illustrations to distill complex geopolitical trends into actionable intelligence.
- Research and analyze cyber-threat actors, groups, and events to report on threatening tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), behaviors, motivations, sponsorship, and influencing factors.

**Required Skills and Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Intelligence Studies, Political Science, Foreign Area Studies, or related fields.
- Proven experience (5+ years) as a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst with a focus on strategic intelligence combining cyber and geopolitical expertise.
- Extensive experience in digital brand monitoring and protection, including identifying and mitigating risks associated with typo-squatted domains.
- Strong proficiency in open source intelligence (OSINT) methodologies and tools for gathering, analyzing, and interpreting threat data including Recorded Future.
- Excellent report writing skills with the ability to create clear, concise, and impactful intelligence reports incorporating graphics and visualizations.
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively convey technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
- Operational experience leveraging the intelligence lifecycle and associated analytic methodologies (Cyber Kill Chain, Diamond Model, ATT&CK, etc.)
- Experience in conducting threat intelligence briefings and presentations to senior management and decision-makers.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to think critically and solve complex problems under pressure.

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Certifications such as Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTIA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), or equivalent.
- Experience with threat intelligence platforms, SIEM platforms, and various security vendor portals/platforms.
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements and industry standards related to cybersecurity and data protection.
- Multi-lingual fluency.
- Knowledge of programming or scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell) for automation and data analysis.

**Bring out your best**

**We win with inclusion**

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.

**EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disabil