Principal Threat Intel

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The Principal Threat Intel will lead analysis and incident response activities associated with external and internal (insider) threats. Monitors Open Source, Third-Party, and Verizon threat intelligence feeds to identify new and emerging threats operating in the cyber domain. Summarizes characteristics and risks associated with new and emerging threats. Evaluates potential value of digital artifacts and other threat activity indicators, provisions them in network and system monitoring platforms. Focuses on finding unidentified threats targeting Verizon, external customers, and suppliers.

Conducts a series of advanced threat detection using existing and novel techniques, evaluating the risks of threats identified, and makes recommendations. Monitors the security environment for security gaps and evaluates and implements enhancements. Key contributor to the Department's cybersecurity roadmap and technology strategy.

Presents findings and recommendations to individuals and groups at varying levels of technical expertise. Able to seek common ground with non-technical customers to best communicate technical findings and their implications. Comfortable engaging directly with executives and key stakeholders to communicate findings, elicit cooperation, or obtain approval for activities and policies.

Responsibilities:

• Lead advanced threat detection, malware and threat hunting, anomaly detection, analysis of telecommunications and network security data, and incident response at the enterprise level.

• Analyze security landscape, incidents and breaches to predict high-risk sources of future threats and publish forecasts. Focus on areas where threats and vulnerabilities are currently unknown.

• Devise strategies and methods for developing and implementing appropriate defenses and countermeasures for emerging threats they identify in the network.

• Conduct digital forensic analysis, recovery of deleted data, and related activities to identify and characterize incident timeline(s).

• Responsible for accurate and complete investigations and ensuring tasks like case follow up, lessons learned, and case studies are conducted and socialized with appropriate stakeholders.

• Serve as the expert on threat and vulnerability analysis as well as security advisory services.

• Lead threat intelligence activities for internal and external stakeholders, determining the strategy and response methods relevant to those organizations.

• Ability to apply prior experience with COTS and/or proprietary analytic platforms to existing Verizon analytic platforms and platforms under development.

• Reacts well under pressure when gathering and conducting in-depth analysis and examination on any supporting evidence or artifacts.

• Exercise discretion and utmost professionalism when investigating potential incidents and conducting interviews of personnel.

• Demonstrated strong oral, written and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of staff and management in high pressure environments.

• Promote an environment of collaboration and individual accountability when it comes to problem-solving, decision-making, and process improvement.

Where you'll be working...

In this worksite-based role, you'll work 100% onsite at a defined location which is Ashburn, VA, with no remote work access.

What we're looking for...

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.

• Ability to pass an extensive Verizon initiated background investigation as a condition of employment.

• Experience working with analysis techniques, identifying indicators of compromise, threat hunting, and identification of intrusions and potential incidents.

• Experience working with a variety of primary and secondary data sources, including but not limited to network metadata, payload captures, and structured log files.

• Experience writing and presenting high and low level security reports and briefings for insider threat investigations.

• Experience with implementation of cybersecurity, network defense, and investigative frameworks (such as NIST CSF, ISO 27000 series, MITRE ATT&CK, Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain, etc.) into network defense processes.

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

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

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, stock incentive programs, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, 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.