Threat Intelligence Lead

Job overview

The Threat Intelligence Lead role is onsite in Irving, TX, with compensation of $60–$68 per hour. The posting describes a six-month-plus contract opportunity with long-term potential. The client is identified as a leading retail organization. The lead owns the threat intelligence program and roadmap, developing analysts and intelligence standards while translating threat findings into strategic and operational guidance. The role connects intelligence work with vulnerability remediation, detection engineering, and broader security strategy.

What you'll do

• Set intelligence collection priorities
• own the program roadmap for maturity, tooling, staffing, and process improvements
• establish standards for intelligence products, source reliability, and confidence reporting
• manage and develop analysts
• produce executive and board-level intelligence
• direct threat landscape assessments and remediation guidance
• partner with detection engineering on detection logic and adversary emulation
• represent threat intelligence in leadership and governance forums.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

threat intelligence lead

threat intelligence

cybersecurity

security operations

incident response

mitre att&ck

analyst leadership

executive briefings

splunk

cortex xsoar

irving tx

onsite

$60–$68/hr

retail client

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k), and paid sick leave depending on work location are listed.

Why this role

Requires 6+ years in threat intelligence, security operations, or incident response, including analyst leadership or mentoring. Tools and frameworks named include MITRE ATT&CK, MISP, ThreatConnect, Anomali, Recorded Future, Splunk, Cortex XSOAR, VirusTotal, and Hybrid Analysis.

About the employer

Pyramid Consulting, Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Unclassified (placeholder). Sector: 99.