Lead: Threat-Informed Defense & Tactical Intelligence

Prudential Annuities Distributors (PAD); The Ironbound (NJ); On-site; USD 124,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Pension plan

Wellness programs

Education benefits

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Prudential seeks a Lead for Tactical Intelligence & Threat-Informed Defense to build and mature capabilities translating adversary knowledge into defensive outcomes. You will analyze TTPs, map behaviors to controls, and deliver intelligence-driven recommendations to improve detection, prevention, and resilience across identity, cloud, endpoints, and SaaS.

You will mentor analysts, define analytical standards, and collaborate with security, technology owners, and business stakeholders to advance

Qualifications

• Experience applying MITRE ATT&CK, ATLAS, D3FEND in intelligence and defensive use cases.
• Ability to translate intelligence findings into actionable defensive recommendations and technical guidance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for diverse audiences.
• Experience mentoring analysts and improving analytical quality across intelligence programs.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence defensive priorities.

Responsibilities

• Analyze adversary TTPs to understand how attacks are executed and threat activity evolves.
• Assess attack paths and exposures across identity, cloud, endpoint, SaaS, and other enterprise tech.
• Map adversary behavior to security controls, identify defensive gaps, and recommend improvements.
• Translate intelligence insights into actionable guidance that strengthens detection, threat hunting, and defenses.
• Brief stakeholders and translate complex intelligence into actionable recommendations.

Skills

Cyber Threat Intelligence

Threat Hunting

Security Operations

Incident Response

MITRE ATT&CK

ATLAS

D3FEND

Python

PowerShell

AI-driven capabilities

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SIEM platforms

Job description

Prudential seeks a Lead for Tactical Intelligence & Threat-Informed Defense to build and mature capabilities translating adversary knowledge into defensive outcomes. You will analyze TTPs, map behaviors to controls, and deliver intelligence-driven recommendations to improve detection, prevention, and resilience across identity, cloud, endpoints, and SaaS.

You will mentor analysts, define analytical standards, and collaborate with security, technology owners, and business stakeholders to advance