Senior Analyst, Threat Intelligence

About the role

The Network Security Threat Intelligence team at Verizon is responsible for proactive detection and investigation of threat actor activity within the Verizon network. Analysts apply all source intelligence to identify threat activity and collaborate with network and security teams to improve detection capabilities and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Conducting threat investigations in Verizon's most complex and critical network environments
• Coinciding with multidisciplinary teams across network organization to iteratively improve security controls and detection capabilities
• Conducting time-sensitive analysis during cyber investigations, including active threat investigation and forensic analysis
• Advanced Data & Network Analysis: Leveraging Verizon’s network telemetry to find indicators of compromise
• Developing expertise on the Verizon threat landscape using threat intelligence, network telemetry, and operational metrics to clearly communicate the threat landscape
• Analyzing malicious code, packet capture files, and forensic artifacts
• Threat Intelligence & Strategy: Analyzing log data to detect active threats within the network using knowledge of the current threat landscape, threat actor techniques, and Verizon’s network
• Identifying gaps in logging capabilities and develop and propose strategies to fill gaps
• Identifying and proposing automated alerts for new and previously unknown threats. Collaborate with teams across the Cyber organization to mitigate risk by testing, deploying, and developing investigative playbook

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in information technology, cybersecurity, computer science or professional equivalent training (i.e. Net+, Sec+, etc)
• Four or more years of work experience
• Experience in cybersecurity or information technology
• Experience conducting cybersecurity investigations
• Basic understanding of network device logs, netflow, and working with large datasets
• Good communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to think critically and identify risks

Preferred Qualifications

• Three or more years of experience with incident response, security operations, malware analysis, threat hunting, or intelligence operations
• Three or more years of experience with application of data science concepts and techniques to enable advanced threat detection
• Three or more years of experience with long term intelligence gathering projects providing information to joint intelligence initiatives
• Working knowledge of Splunk and Elastic Search
• Working knowledge with Threat Intelligence Platforms

Benefits

• Health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance
• Matched 401(k) savings plan
• Up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance and tuition assistance

Pay

$101,000.00 - $194,000.00

Schedule

This is a hybrid role with a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager.