Senior Cyber Threat Analyst

Brown Brothers Harriman; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BBH is seeking a Senior Cyber Threat Analyst to lead CTI and threat hunting across the organization, focusing on proactive threat analysis and intelligence production. You will interface with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to strengthen detection and response capabilities.

The role emphasizes threat-informed decision making, continuous learning, and collaboration with security operations to protect BBH’s networks, data, and clients, while aligning with industry best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Cyber Threat Intelligence, Security Operations, Incident Response, Threat Hunting, and/or related roles.
• Significant relevant experience (e.g., military) in one or more of the above roles may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Familiarity with the Intelligence Cycle, Threat Intelligence Platforms, and the MITRE ATT&CK Framework.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, particularly in high-stress situations.
• Ability to produce products at the tactical, operational, and strategic level and to articulate findings and assessments effectively.
• A desire to understand and maintain awareness of changes to the cyber threat and risk landscape, including related geopolitical risks.
• Strong analytical skills and priority management.

Responsibilities

• Produce strategic and operational CTI outputs and briefs for stakeholders and leaders.
• Monitor threat intelligence feeds and current events to guide defense strategies and improvements.
• Support SOC and IR by evolving playbooks and decision trees.
• Analyze threats to develop reporting and hunting strategies.
• Develop threat actor profiles aligned with MITRE ATT&CK.
• Assist in threat, risk, and vulnerability assessments with actionable remediation guidance.
• Collaborate with Red Team and Incident Management for exercises and testing.
• Plan threat hunting across SIEM logs to detect anomalous activity.
• Conduct proactive analysis of alert trends to improve detection capabilities.

Skills

Threat intelligence

Threat hunting

Incident response

Security operations

Analytical thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, IT, or related field

Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, IT, or related field

Military experience in related roles

Tools

Splunk SPL

Microsoft KQL

Python

SQL

Job description

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships. We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

As a Senior Cyber Threat Analyst within our Cyber Threat Monitoring Team, you will make a significant impact in enhancing our ability to anticipate, detect, analyze, and respond to cyber threats and proactively mitigate cyber risks effectively. With a focus on Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) and Threat Hunting, you will lead efforts to strengthen our security posture through proactive threat analysis, intelligence production, and alignment with industry frameworks and best practice guidance. Collaborating with cross‑functional teams and interfacing with organizational leaders, you will contribute to innovative detection and response capabilities that protect our networks, systems, data, employees, and clients. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cybersecurity with an analytical mindset, a passion for continuous learning and growth, and expertise in enhancing detection capabilities while delivering strategic threat insights.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Perform strategic and operational CTI functions, including producing and disseminating weekly, monthly, and quarterly emails, products, reports, and briefings on the evolving threat landscape to internal stakeholders and senior leaders
• Monitor open‑source, closed‑source, and vendor‑provided threat intelligence and current events to stay abreast of emerging cyber risks, threats, vulnerabilities, trends, and best practices, and make recommendations for proactive defense strategies and continuous process improvements
• Enhance threat detection and response capabilities by supporting the development and enhancement of SOC and incident response (IR) procedures, escalation playbooks, and analyst decision trees
• Analyze and identify the likely threats targeting the organization through analysis of alert and IOC trends and use this information to build threat intelligence reporting and develop threat hunting strategies
• Develop and maintain threat profiles of relevant threat actors likely to target or actively target the organization, including a catalog of their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) aligned with the MITRE ATT&CK framework
• Assist in SOC and IR escalations and investigations, providing expert guidance and context to ensure IR‑related actions are threat‑informed, effective, and timely
• Conduct threat, risk, and vulnerability assessments to provide actionable and prioritized remediation and control enhancement guidance to relevant control and system owners
• Work with Vulnerability Management to assist with developing and implementing threat‑informed patch prioritization efforts, including through direct engagement with systems owners
• Collaborate with the Red Team and Cyber Incident Management to develop relevant red team assessments, penetration tests, incident response trainings, social engineering tests, and tabletop exercises
• Using a threat‑informed approach, plan and perform threat hunting activities by proactively searching across various logs within the Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) solution and other security tools to identify previously undetected and unknown anomalous and malicious activity and indicators
• Conduct proactive analysis of alert trends to support intelligence reporting and to identify and prioritize missing or ineffective detection capabilities
• Perform privileged and general user access reviews across various platforms (Windows, Unix/Linux, RHEL, databases, network components, applications, cloud infrastructure) to identify anomalies and elevate appropriately
• Collaborate with DLP and other security teams on insider risk initiatives, collaborating and coordinating efforts to identify and mitigate potential threats from within
• Develop, enhance, and maintain procedures, standards, and policies for CTI and threat hunting processes
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders on security awareness messaging and training

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in Cyber Threat Intelligence, Security Operations, Incident Response, Threat Hunting, and/or related roles
• Significant relevant experience (e.g., military) in one or more of the above roles may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Familiarity with the Intelligence Cycle, Threat Intelligence Platforms, and the MITRE ATT&CK Framework
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, particularly in high‑stress situations
• Ability to produce products at the tactical, operational, and strategic level and to articulate findings and assessments effectively
• A desire to understand and maintain awareness of changes to the cyber threat and risk landscape, including related geopolitical risks that may impact our overall security posture
• Strong analytical skills and priority management

Nice To Have

• Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• Hands‑on experience in two or more of the following areas: Security Operations, Incident Response, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting, Detection Engineering, Security Engineering, Insider Threat Analysis, Digital Forensics, All‑Source Intelligence, Penetration Testing, Red Teaming, Network Security Management, Cyber Risk Management, Cloud Security, Vulnerability Management, Malware Analysis
• Experience in the financial services sector and familiarity with security best practices, regulatory requirements, and industry frameworks (e.g., NYDFS, FFIEC, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SWIFT CSF, OWASP)
• Experience with threat hunting and developing custom detection rules using query languages (e.g., Splunk SPL, Microsoft KQL)
• Experience with perimeter, host, and identity defense and monitoring technologies such as EDR/AV, IDS/IPS, Firewalls, WAF, DLP, UEBA, email gateway, sandboxing, and other security tools and terminology
• Familiarity with risk scoring, threat analysis, threat hunting, and threat modeling techniques
• Experience with Microsoft Defender (MDE, MDI, Defender for Cloud Apps) and Purview Insider Risk Management
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, GCIH, GSEC, GCTI, CTIA, CEH, Security+
• Experience with programming or scripting (Python, SQL, Powershell)

Salary Range

NJ/MA: $110,000 to $160,000 base salary + annual bonus target

BBH and its affiliates' compensation program includes base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit‑sharing. The anticipated base salary range(s) shown above are only for the indicated location(s) and may differ in other locations due to cost of living and labor considerations. Base salaries may vary based on factors such as skill, experience and qualification for the role. BBH's total rewards package recognizes your contributions with more than just a paycheck—providing you with benefits that enhance your experience at BBH from long‑term savings, healthcare, and income protection to professional development opportunities and time off, our programs support your overall well‑being.

We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under federal, state or local law.