Cyber Threat Management Analyst, Specialist

Job Title

Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

The Role

The Cyber Threat Intelligence Center provides timely situational awareness conducts deep analysis of threats and vulnerabilities and extracts actionable information for relevant teams. Stakeholders include cyber-security response teams internal lines of business leadership and external organizations such industry peers and intelligence sharing partners.

In this role you will

• Collect analyze and correlate cyber threat intelligence from open sources (OSINT) commercial and government sources

• Actively monitor the threat landscape to synthesize and disseminate critical insights to relevant stakeholders

• Conduct tactical and operational threat analysis in support of ongoing campaigns identifying new TTPs and vulnerabilities for analysis and detection opportunities

• Assist leadership in tracking threat actors vulnerability exploitation and other emerging and novel TTPs relevant to Vanguards technology footprint

• Produce actionable reports briefings and indicators of compromise (IOCs) for internal stakeholders

• Possess critical thinking and problem-solving abilities to find solutions extrapolate salient artifacts and identify correlations in threat data

• Escalate critical or important findings to managers in a timely manner with appropriate risk analysis

• Exercise independent judgment in methods techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results while also assessing the intelligence output of more junior analysts prior to dissemination

• Work with hunt and analysis teams to assist with contextualizing the threat and facilitating the identification mitigation and containment of cyber-security incidents

• Draft well-written analytical assessments and provide briefings to the team on key issues and provide editorial guidance to more junior analysts related to their output

What it takes

• Experience working in a SOC or cyber operations environment

• Knowledge of current and emerging cyber adversaries and their techniques tactics and procedures (TTPs)

• Knowledge of a Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform feed integrations and security/process orchestration and automation

• Knowledge of threat modelling and adversary tactics and techniques frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK matrices Cyber Kill Chain ACH

• Knowledge of Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) CVE analysis adversary exploitation techniques attack surface management

• Proficiency in cybersecurity tools and techniques as well as knowledge of common cyber threats and attack vectors.

• Understanding of current cybersecurity trends threats and concepts

• Ability to write succinct briefings presentations and reports to convey analysis threat trends threat actor profiles indicator bulletins vulnerability details and defensive strategies to varied audiences

Special Factors

• Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position

• This is a hybrid position and would require you to work in the office 3 days per week (Tuesday Wednesday & Thursday)

• Please note that we review applications on a rolling basis and may close this role early if there is a high level of interest. To avoid missing out we recommend applying as soon as possible

Why Vanguard

Vanguard is a different kind of investment company. It was founded in the United States in 1975 on a simple but revolutionary idea: that an investment company should manage its funds solely in the interests of its clients.

This is a philosophy that has helped millions of people around the world to achieve their goals with low-cost uncomplicated investments.

Its what we stand for: value to investors.

Inclusion Statement

Vanguards continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients crew (internally employees are referred to as crew) and communities is guided by one simple statement: Do the right thing.

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse inclusive and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguards core purpose through our values.

When all crew members feel valued and included our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified and we are united in delivering on Vanguards core purpose: to take a stand for all investors to treat them fairly and to give them the best chance for investment success.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning collaboration and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.