Analyst, Vulnerability & Threat

Job Title

Analyst, Vulnerability & Threat

Job Description

I. Job Summary | The Analyst of Vulnerability and Threat will assist in identifying, assessing, and mitigating cybersecurity vulnerabilities and threats to the organization. This individual will work closely with the manager and other team members to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the organization's information assets. As a visible member within the Security team, you will be responsible for supporting the technical direction of security, participating in multiple, complex technical projects, and partnering with other groups within the organization to deliver tools and services that align with our security roadmaps.

II. Essential Job Functions

Weight % | Accountabilities, Actions and Expected Measurable Results

45% | Threat Management:

• Gather and analyze threat intelligence from various sources.

• Correlate data from SIEMs, EDRs, and network telemetry to validate findings and escalate confirmed incidents to incident response teams.

• Assist in the development and support incident response plans to address security incidents effectively.

• Conduct regular threat assessments and testing, including penetration testing/red teaming to evaluate the organization's security posture.

25% | Threat Hunting, Research and Analysis:

• Perform in-depth analysis of publicly disclosed vulnerabilities and assess organizational exposure.

• Assess and test the effectiveness of current detection and prevention technologies, identifying gaps and recommending improvements.

• Proactively identify potential threats by developing and executing threat-hunting campaigns across networks, endpoints and cloud environments.

• Leverage threat intelligence, behavioral analytics, and anomaly detection to uncover indicators of compromise (IOCs) or advanced persistent threats (APTs) that evade standard detection tools..

• Refine and create new alerting logic, detection signatures, and playbooks based on hunting outcomes.

• Develop and maintain security documentation and procedures.

20% | Vulnerability Management:

• Assist in conducting regular and ad-hoc vulnerability scans and assessments using a variety of tools (SAST, DAST, IAST, etc.) and techniques.

• Analyze scan results and identify critical vulnerabilities.

• Help maintain vulnerability assessment tools and technologies.

• Research and document vulnerabilities based on risk and potential impact.

• Collaborate with IT, Engineering and business units to ensure timely remediation in accordance to SLAs.

• Track remediation progress and ensure timely closure of vulnerabilities.

10% | Collaboration and Communication:

• Work closely with IT, engineering, operations and other stakeholders to ensure effective collaboration.

• Communicate security risks and recommendations to management and stakeholders.

• Assist in the development and delivery of security awareness training programs.
   

III. Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements | All must be met to be considered.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field or equivalent experience.

Experience: Minimum of 1-3 years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on vulnerability and threat management.

Relevant certifications such as CEH, OSCP, Security+, or GIAC certifications are desirable.

Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Cybersecurity expertise: Security principles, vulnerabilities, threats, container security and cloud security (AWS, GCP, Azure).

• Vulnerability and Threat Management: Assessment, threat modelling (STRIDE / MAESTRO methods preferred), penetration testing, intelligence gathering and analysis.

• OS Security and Compliance: Linux, Windows, Mac, G-Suite, GWS Administration, SOC 2, NIST CSF, SOX, PCI-DSS.

• Technical skills: Scripting (Python, Powershell, Bash), incident investigation and response.

• Soft skills: Communication, interpersonal skills, organization, time management, team