Threat Hunter

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We drive Responsible Growth and deliver for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day. We foster an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career, and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting teammates' physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive, and flexible benefits.

About the role

The Threat Hunter will work with all Cyber Defense operational and technical teams within Global Information Security (GIS) to gain insight into critical security controls and architectural specifics. The role involves developing valuable hunt strategies and analytics that identify malicious behavior accurately while maintaining a low false positive rate. This position advises on and reviews product assessments, policy adjustments, and architectural transformations impacting the global corporation, serving as a thought leader in designing cutting-edge detective, preventative, and proactive controls.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and correlate large data sets to uncover novel threats and attack techniques within the bank's environments.
• Collaborate with data science, threat research, and cyber defense control teams to develop analytical methods for detecting advanced threat actors using emerging tactics and techniques.
• Develop and document new and innovative threat hunt hypotheses to enhance the team's ability to identify existing, unnoticed threats.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a technical role in Security Operations, Incident Response, Detection Engineering, Offensive Security/Red Team, or Cyber Threat Intelligence.
• Experience analyzing system, network, and application logging for attack techniques at all stages of the cyber kill chain.
• Direct experience working with very large datasets and log analysis tools including Splunk, Python, Pandas, SQL, Hadoop, and Hue.
• Experience consuming and analyzing Cyber Threat Intelligence for actionable insights.
• Ability to see the larger picture when dealing with competing requirements and needs across the organization to build consensus and drive results.
• Ability to navigate and work effectively across a complex, geographically dispersed organization.

Qualifications

• Experience with one or more enterprise-scale EDR and SIEM tools.
• Demonstrated ability to self-direct with minimal supervision to achieve assigned goals.
• Experience with offensive security tools such as Cobalt Strike/Metasploit, techniques such as OSINT, and methods used to compromise large enterprise networks.
• Previous experience performing digital forensics or incident response on major security incidents.

Skills

• Critical Thinking
• Customer and Client Focus
• Information Systems Management
• Problem Solving
• Threat Analysis
• Cyber Security
• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management
• Quality Assurance
• Risk Analytics
• Technology System Assessment
• Business Acumen
• Business Intelligence
• Data Privacy and Protection
• Data and Trend Analysis
• Stakeholder Management

Schedule

• 1st shift (United States of America)
• 40 hours per week

Pay

Pay range: $100,000.00 - $141,300.00 annualized salary. Offers are determined based on experience, education, and skill set. This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary incentive plan.

Benefits

This role is benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, and resources to support employees' physical, emotional, and financial wellness. For more details, refer to the company's website or job descriptions.