Remote Senior Cyber Threat Analyst & Threat Intel Lead

Ascensus; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascensus is the leading independent technology and service platform powering savings plans across America. We seek a seasoned Cyber Threat Detection and Response professional to shape and maintain a Threat Intelligence program aligned with industry standards, partnering with Security Engineering, IT Architect(s), Risk, and Legal.

This role reports to the Chief Information Security Officer. You will monitor SIEM/EDR, develop 24/7 SOPs, manage threat intel KPIs, perform incident response, assist

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of information security experience.
• Strong understanding of cyber threat landscape and TTPs.
• Knowledge of frameworks like NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to mentor junior threat analysts.

Responsibilities

• Monitor cybersecurity solutions (SIEM, EDR, vulnerability management, network, FW/IPS, DLP, cloud).
• Develop and maintain 24/7 SOC Tier 1/2 SOPs and playbooks.
• Manage threat detection tools including malware analysis, email analysis, SAST/DAST, and threat feeds.
• Maintain threat intelligence KPIs and reporting.
• Execute incident response plan and digital forensics.
• Assist in penetration testing and security assessments.

Skills

Information security

Threat intelligence

Incident response

Threat hunting

Malware analysis

Endpoint security

Network security

Communication

Mentoring

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Vulnerability Management

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

DLP

SAST/DAST

Sandbox tools

Forensic tools

Job description

Ascensus is the leading independent technology and service platform powering savings plans across America. We seek a seasoned Cyber Threat Detection and Response professional to shape and maintain a Threat Intelligence program aligned with industry standards, partnering with Security Engineering, IT Architect(s), Risk, and Legal.

This role reports to the Chief Information Security Officer. You will monitor SIEM/EDR, develop 24/7 SOPs, manage threat intel KPIs, perform incident response, assist