Insider Threat Security Engineer: Analytics & Response

Citizens; Johnston (RI); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Citizens is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to advance its Insider Threat Program within Data Protection and Security. The role focuses on identifying, detecting, and responding to insider risk using security analytics, behavioral indicators, data analysis, and controls.

The successful candidate will assess current capabilities, fill gaps, and develop technical indicators while working with Cybersecurity and business teams to integrate telemetry, UEBA, fraud indicators, and other data sources

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field; 1+ years of relevant experience.
• High school diploma with 5+ years of relevant experience may substitute for a degree.
• Understanding of information security concepts, cybersecurity practices, and insider threat regulatory considerations.
• Experience analyzing security, behavioral, fraud data to identify anomalies or risk.
• Ability to translate data from multiple sources into actionable security insights.
• Strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Assess Insider Threat Program capabilities, identify gaps, and develop indicators to improve detection.
• Develop analytics, detection logic, and reporting for potentially risky activity.
• Evaluate and optimize security technologies supporting insider threat monitoring and response.
• Analyze data sources to identify anomalous activity and insider risk.
• Use UEBA, security monitoring, and threat intelligence to detect suspicious activity.
• Investigate complex user activity patterns and distinguish malicious behavior.
• Collaborate with Cybersecurity, Fraud, HR, Legal, Risk, and Tech teams to operationalize insider risk processes.
• Provide data telemetry to support insider threat and fraud detection.
• Create and maintain insider threat and fraud detection reports from multiple sources.
• Interpret findings to identify potential incidents and guide actions.

Skills

Insider threat analytics

Data analysis

Security monitoring

Strong communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security or CS

Alternative: 5+ years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

UEBA platforms

Security analytics tools

Job description

Citizens is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to advance its Insider Threat Program within Data Protection and Security. The role focuses on identifying, detecting, and responding to insider risk using security analytics, behavioral indicators, data analysis, and controls.

The successful candidate will assess current capabilities, fill gaps, and develop technical indicators while working with Cybersecurity and business teams to integrate telemetry, UEBA, fraud indicators, and other data sources