Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Engineer III

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About the role of the Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Engineer III

In a world that depends on data, The Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Engineer III is a member of Premera’s Threat Intelligence team, reporting to the Manager of Threat Intelligence.  This Engineer is responsible for the strategy and pro-active measures around protecting data, identifying potential threats as well as conducting investigations into cyber threats. By using critical thinking skills and forensic analysis you will ensure that cyber security threats are proactively stopped from accessing the Premera network.  These threats include actors from Nation State, Cyber-criminal organizations, and Insider Threats. This position is instrumental in the overall Security Awareness Program where written communication and public speaking to all employees is common.

• Are you motivated to find the threat in the haystack? Are you passionate about making Healthcare safer?
• Do you want to be part of an elite team that hunts and defends Cyber threats?
• Hungry to become a subject matter expert in Cyber Security Forensic Analysis and Threat Response?
• Our unique combination of medical records and financial data make us an attractive target for Cyber Criminals.

If any of the above describe your passion for preventing cyber threats, and you want to become a Cyber Security Subject Matter Expert, this might be the role for you!!

What you’ll do:

• Use your innate hunting and analysis skills to conduct investigations into security threats.
• Protect Premera data from threat actors looking to gain access to sensitive personal and financial data in a structured team environment.
• Identify the numerous attacks launched daily to gain access to Premera data.
• Personally engineer solutions that will prevent damaging cyber threats that cost organizations hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
• Applies advanced understanding of HITRUST engineering and controls standards.
• Exhibit a passion and tenacity about hunting and preventing cyber threats.
• Performs risk and severity assessment on cybersecurity events and incidents and then properly escalate or handle in accordance with experience and current processes.
• Act as a technical contributor with advanced knowledge and experience in one or more areas:
  • PICERL (Planning, Investigation, Containment, Eradication, Lessons Learned) process
  • HR related Investigative and Legal Processes
  • Conflict resolution and Clear Partnership
  • Analyzing gaps found in hunting exercises and minimizing the overall threat landscape
  • Set the tempo, priorities, and proper workflow of the team in the day-to-