Sr. Cybersecurity Analyst

About the role

Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions across more than 200 countries and territories. Information security is an integral part of Visa’s corporate culture, and the company has built top‑tier security operations and incident response teams to defend against evolving cyber threats. This position joins a Cyber Fusion Center team of incident responders responsible for the comprehensive cyber defense of Visa and its subsidiaries.

Responsibilities

• Manage and address cybersecurity incidents through all stages, including identification, containment, and eradication.
• Perform deep‑dive analysis on systems, accounts, and networks to identify the root cause and impact of incidents.
• Act as an engagement point for broader technology teams, including Cyber Defense and Engineering.
• Perform proactive threat hunting to identify and mitigate potential threats before they can cause harm.
• Develop and refine detection rules to improve the identification and response to security incidents.
• Provide detailed reports and documentation of incidents and response actions.
• Conduct quality control of the work performed by analysts to ensure accuracy and thoroughness.
• Mentor and train junior analysts in advanced incident response techniques, tactics, and procedures.
• Develop and maintain incident response playbooks and runbooks to ensure standardized and efficient response processes.
• Contribute to identifying process‑improvement opportunities to enhance security incident response processes.
• Implement process automation to streamline incident response workflows and improve efficiency.
• Support and manage cybersecurity projects to enhance overall security posture.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications: 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or at least 2 years of work experience with an advanced degree (e.g., Master’s, MBA, JD, MD), or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6 or more years of work experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 4 or more years with an advanced degree, or up to 3 years with a PhD.
• Proven subject‑matter expertise in incident response, threat hunting, malware analysis, web application security, or security engineering.
• 3+ years of Security Operations Center (SOC) work experience with a bachelor’s degree.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience working in an enterprise‑level incident response team or SOC.
• Relevant security‑related certifications a plus: CISSP, GCIH, GCIA, GCED, GCFA, CySA+.
• Demonstrated expertise in incident response, intrusion and malware analysis, web application security, or security engineering.
• Extensive understanding of malware types and network attack methods.
• Strong grasp of TCP/IP, packet analysis, routing, and network security.
• Extensive expertise in operating systems (Windows and Linux) and network services/applications.
• Direct experience handling cybersecurity incidents and using incident response tools.
• Strong working knowledge of common security tools such as SIEM, AV, WAF, IDS, Netflow, packet analyzers, and endpoint detection & response tools.
• Understanding of web application security vulnerabilities (e.g., XSS, CSRF, SQL injection, DoS, API attacks) and mitigation techniques.
• Excellent understanding of DDoS techniques and mitigation mechanisms.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills, tenacity, and resilience.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with ability to present analytical data to varied audiences.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to influence and build credibility as a peer.
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies and related security best practices.

Pay

Estimated salary range for this position in the United States is $131,600.00 to $210,300.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary based on knowledge, skills, experience, and location. The position may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• FSA/HSA
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness Program

Schedule

• Work hours vary based on departmental needs.
• Travel required 5‑10% of the time.
• Office setting: requires sitting and standing at a desk, in‑person and telephone communication, and operation of standard office equipment.
• Visa requires at least three days in the office; specific expectations will be confirmed by the hiring manager.