Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

When you join Verizon

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What you'll be doing...

Verizon is seeking a talented and driven Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst to join our cybersecurity team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining sophisticated threat models that inform our security strategies, proactively identify potential risks, and enhance our overall cyber resilience. You will leverage your deep understanding of the threat landscape, attack methodologies, and data analysis techniques to provide actionable intelligence and insights to stakeholders across the organization.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining Threat Models: Designing, building, and continuously refining threat models that represent potential attack vectors, adversary capabilities, and the impact on our organization's assets and operations.
  
• Analyzing Threat Intelligence Data: Collecting, processing, and analyzing diverse sources of threat intelligence, including open-source intelligence (OSINT), commercial feeds, incident reports, and internal security data, to identify emerging threats and trends.
  
• Mapping Threats to the Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK Framework: Aligning identified threats and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) with relevant frameworks to provide context and facilitate effective mitigation strategies.
  
• Communicating Findings: Clearly and concisely communicating threat intelligence findings to technical and non-technical audiences through reports, presentations, and dashboards.
  
• Collaborating with Security Teams: Partnering closely with security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, hunt, red/purple teams, and engineering teams to integrate threat intelligence into their workflows and improve security posture.
  
• Contributing to Threat Hunting Efforts: Providing intelligence and context to support proactive threat hunting activities and identify potential indicators of compromise.
  
• Staying Current with the Threat Landscape: Continuously monitoring and researching the evolving threat landscape, including new attack techniques, threat actors, and vulnerabilities.
  
• Automating and Improving Modeling Processes: Identifying opportunities to automate and improve threat modeling processes and methodologies to enhance efficiency and scalability.
  

What we're looking for...
You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of experience.
  
• Four or more years of relevant work experience required,demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
  
• Four or more years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on threat intelligence analysis and modeling.
  
• Background working with cyber threats, attack methodologies, and adversary motivations.
  
• Experience analyzing and interpreting data from various security tools and platforms.
  
• Experience with the MITRE ATT&CK framework, Cyber Kill Chain, and other relevant security frameworks.
  
  
• Experience with threat intelligence platforms (TIPs) and data visualization tools.
  

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely.
  
  
• Relevant security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, GCTI, OSCP) are a plus.
  
• Experience in the telecommunications industry.
  
• Knowledge of cloud security concepts and threats.
  
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python) for data analysis and automation is a plus.
  

If this role sounds like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.

Where you'll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have 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. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.

Scheduled Weekly Hours
40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From 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. We also offer a 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, plus other incentives, we've got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.

The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $101,000.00 - $194,000.00.