Cybersecurity Intelligence Senior Associate — Applied Cyber Threat Research (ACTR)

Join our elite Applied Cyber Threat Research (ACTR) team within the Cybersecurity Intelligence Group and be at the forefront of innovative security strategies. In this dynamic role, you'll harness cutting-edge technology and intelligence to protect our digital landscape, making a real-world impact on global cybersecurity. Your expertise will shape the future of secure operations, safeguarding critical assets and fortifying our cyber defenses.As a Cybersecurity Intelligence Senior Associate in Cybersecurity & Technology Controls, you will be an integral member of the team that safeguards the firm's digital assets and infrastructure from cyber threats. Utilizing your extensive knowledge of cybersecurity, you will proactively identify and assess global and industry-specific attack vectors, emerging trends, and potential risks. You will fuse intelligence from multiple sources, map adversary behavior to the MITRE ATT&CK framework to expose control gaps, and produce finished intelligence assessments for stakeholders across the enterprise — applying AI-assisted approaches and automation to scale the work.Your expertise in threat assessment, intelligence analysis, and security research is vital for providing insights and recommendations to enhance the firm's security posture and protect its clients. By collaborating with cross-functional teams and deeply analyzing the threat landscape, your insights will inform and shape JPMorganChase's cybersecurity strategy.Job ResponsibilitiesConducts all-source analysis — fusing multiple intelligence and data sources (e.g., threat reporting, OSINT, technical telemetry, incident data, and vendor intelligence) into a coherent, corroborated intelligence picture and narrative.Builds and visualizes attack flows using the MITRE ATT&CK framework — mapping adversary TTPs to security controls and attack surface, highlighting control gaps, and framing findings and priorities against the current threat landscape.Develops finished intelligence assessments for a range of stakeholders at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels — spanning specific technologies and applications as well as new business contexts such as mergers and acquisitions targets and unfamiliar industries — to identify vulnerabilities, characterize relevant threats and adversary interest, and inform strategies to mitigate cyber risk across the organization and its systems.Conducts open-source collection across the surface, deep, and dark web and social media platforms, then reviews, corroborates, and validates collected data for reliability and analytic value before use.Proactively monitors and analyzes global cyber threats and performs in-depth research that supports broader cyber operations objectives (e.g., Threat Hunting, Red Team, Purple Team).Designs and improves tools and automations using reuse-first, AI-assisted approaches to accelerate intelligence collection and triage workflows.Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities to accelerate threat research synthesis and threat assessment, grounding outputs in evidence and validating results before use.Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills4+ years of experience in cyber intelligence, threat assessment, or security research, focusing on cyber threat research and analysis.Ability to operationalize MITRE ATT&CK — converting adversary TTPs into attack flows, mapping techniques to controls and attack surface, and framing gaps and priorities against the current threat landscape.Proficiency with open-source intelligence (OSINT) collection across diverse sources — including the surface, deep, and dark web as well as social media platforms — and the ability to review, corroborate, and validate collected data for reliability and analytic value before use.Practical experience with modern integrated development environments (e.g., VS Code) and AI-assisted / agentic coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate the rapid prototyping, building, and testing of tools and automations — paired with the judgment to validate and review AI-generated outputs before use.Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skillsProficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, JavaScript, PowerShell) with experience in automating threat detection, analysis, and response.Experience within the Intelligence Community, Defense Intelligence Enterprise, or the broader Military Intelligence community, U.S. Government agencies, and interagency partners (e.g., DHS, DoD, DOJ, and other federal/interagency organizations) — bringing insight into adversary operations, intelligence tradecraft, and state-sponsored threats.Understanding of and ability to action the intelligence lifecycle.Experience with SIEM/EDR tools, log analysis, and network traffic analysis to detect and investigate malicious or anomalous activity.#CTC JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management. We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process. We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/VeteransOur professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.Full timePosting Date: 2026-09-24