Sr Threat Intelligence Investigator

About the role

The Oracle Threat Intelligence Center (OTIC) is responsible for the tracking and monitoring of a range of threat actors from cybercrime to Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups impacting OCI and its customers. As a Threat Intelligence Investigator, you will track threat actors’ activities, handle large and complex datasets, and develop new solutions to enhance tracking and analysis. You will produce intelligence products and adapt to a fast-paced environment, with a passion for cybersecurity and emerging threats.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations through in-depth analysis and collection of suspected adversary campaigns across the OCI environment to deliver timely, actionable intelligence and create effective remediation strategies.
• Provide detailed attribution analysis to identify threat actors and inform proactive defense strategies.
• Manage cross-company and executive communications, explaining intricate technical matters to non-technical audiences.
• Facilitate post-incident reviews to extract lessons learned, document new threat intelligence, and drive resolution actions with impacted teams.
• Stay up to date on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, security technologies, and global geopolitical issues to assess their potential impact and proactively enhance Oracle’s defenses.
• Manage and maintain threat intelligence platforms and other cyber threat intelligence tools to enrich data and streamline workflows.
• Collaborate with partner Cloud security teams during all phases of the incident response lifecycle to integrate intelligence findings into resolution and mitigation plans.
• Cultivate strategic relationships with key members of the Threat Intelligence community to expand access to information and strengthen trust networks.
• Develop and refine intelligence processes to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of strategic, operational, and tactical intelligence.
• Elevate analytic quality and reporting standards by providing critical peer review and strategic feedback to fellow investigators.
• Manage and execute a high volume of time-sensitive intelligence requests from internal and external customers by prioritizing, categorizing, and delivering timely and accurate information.
• Deliver finished intelligence analysis and assessments to internal and external customers through written reports, demonstrating expertise and enabling informed decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications

• 6–10+ years of industry experience in analytical and operational threat intelligence, including case management and response against APTs.
• Investigative experience tracking distinct APT groups and providing intelligence on their methodologies.
• Expertise in one or more of the following areas: national security, defense, intelligence, law enforcement, or foreign area and language expertise relevant to threat analysis.
• Knowledge of cloud services such as storage, computing, and networking.
• In-depth knowledge of multiple operating systems, including Windows, UNIX/Linux, and macOS, and familiarity with associated threat landscapes.
• Skilled in conducting open-source intelligence (OSINT) research across a wide range of topics.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to convey complex technical information to diverse, non-technical stakeholders.
• Prior experience in Incident Response, Security Operations Center (SOC), and/or Digital Forensics Analysis.
• Experience with malware analysis is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of common attack types, vectors, and corresponding mitigations.
• Proficient in using structured queries to extract data from logs and in developing detection signatures (e.g., YARA, Snort, Suricata, Bro/Zeek).
• Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or equivalent practical experience.
• Previous experience working on a global or geographically distributed security team is a plus.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.

Pay

US: Hiring range in USD from $114,600 – $234,600 per year. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral. Oracle maintains broad salary ranges to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions, locations, and internal peer equity.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
• Short term and long term disability.
• Life insurance and AD&D; supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child).
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits.
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match.
• Paid time off: Flexible Vacation for salaried employees; accrued vacation for others. 11 paid holidays.
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours upon hire, refreshes annually up to a 112-hour cap.
• Paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Financial planning and group legal services.
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.