Threat Hunter

Bank of America; Washington (District of Columbia); Sur place; USD 130 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Bank of America is seeking a Threat Hunter to work with Global Information Security (GIS) to translate critical security controls and architectural specifics into valuable hunt strategies and analytics. This role aims to identify malicious behavior with a low false positive rate while advising on policy adjustments and architectural transformations that impact the global Corporation.

You will collaborate with data science, threat research, and cyber defense teams to develop innovative hunt

Qualifications

• 5+ years in security operations, incident response, detection engineering, offensive security/red team, or cyber threat intelligence.
• Experience analyzing system, network, and application logs for attack techniques across the cyber kill chain.
• Experience with large data sets and log analysis tools (Splunk, Python, Pandas, SQL, Hadoop, Hue).
• Experience consuming and analyzing cyber threat intelligence for actionable takeaways.
• Ability to align across the organization to drive results.
• Ability to collaborate across a geographically dispersed organization.

Responsabilités

• Analyze and correlate large data sets to uncover novel threats and attack techniques.
• Collaborate with data science, threat research, and cyber defense control teams to develop analytical methods to detect advanced threats.
• Develop and document new threat hunt hypotheses to improve detection and reduce unidentified threats.

Connaissances

Security Operations

Incident Response

Detection Engineering

Offensive Security

Cyber Threat Intelligence

Log Analysis

Data Analysis

Threat Hunting

Stakeholder Management

Risk Analytics

Policy & Governance

Outils

Splunk

Python

Pandas

SQL

Hadoop

Hue

Description du poste

Job Description

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates' physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.

We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description

The role will work with all Cyber Defense operational and technical teams within Global Information Security (GIS) to gain insight into critical security controls and architectural specifics to develop valuable hunt strategies and analytics that identify malicious behavior accurately while maintaining a low false positive rate. This role advises on and reviews product assessments, policy adjustments, and architectural transformations that impact the global Corporation, and will be a thought leader in the design of cutting-edge detective, preventative, and proactive controls.

Responsibilities

• The position of Threat Hunter is responsible for analyzing and correlating large data sets to uncover novel threats and attack techniques that may be present within the bank's environments. A Threat Hunter also will be tasked with and collaborating with data science, threat research, and cyber defense control teams to identify opportunities to develop analytical methods to detect advanced threat actors who utilize emerging tactics and techniques. In support of these processes, the role will also include developing and documenting new and innovative threat hunt hypotheses to increase the team’s ability to find existing threats that are otherwise going unidentified or unnoticed.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a technical role in the areas of Security Operation, Incident Response, Detection Engineering, Offensive Security/Red Team, or Cyber Threat Intelligence.
• Experience analyzing system, network, and application logging for attack techniques at all stages of the cyber kill chain.
• Direct experience working with very large datasets and log analysis tools including but not limited to: Splunk, Python, Pandas, SQL, Hadoop, Hue.
• Experience consuming and analyzing Cyber Threat Intelligence for actionable takeaways
• Ability to see the larger picture when dealing with competing requirements and needs from across the organization in order to build consensus and drive results.
• Ability to navigate and work effectively across a complex, geographically dispersed organization.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with more than one or more enterprise scale EDR and SIEM tool.
• Demonstrated ability to self‑direct, with minimal supervision to achieve assigned goals.
• Experience with offensive security tools such as Cobalt Strike/Metasploit, techniques such as OSINT, and the methods used to compromise large enterprise networks.
• Previous experience performing digital forensics or incident response on major security incidents.

Skills:

• Critical Thinking
• Customer and Client Focus
• Information Systems Management
• Problem Solving
• Threat Analysis
• Cyber Security
• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management
• Quality Assurance
• Risk Analytics
• Technology System Assessment
• Business Acumen
• Business Intelligence
• Data Privacy and Protection
• Data and Trend Analysis
• Stakeholder Management

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40