Threat Intelligence, Reverse Engineering Investigator

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking a Threat Intelligence Analyst to monitor adversarial activity, fraud, abuse, and emerging threats across its products and services. You will translate complex investigations into scalable detection and risk-reduction strategies.

You'll leverage open- and closed-source intelligence, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and produce executive briefings on risk, fraud patterns, and enforcement opportunities.

Qualifications

• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Strong analytical and investigative skills
• Experience using SQL/SPL and data analysis techniques
• Ability to manage competing priorities and adapt quickly in a dynamic environment
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across cross-functional teams
• Experience identifying risk signals, anomalous behaviors, and abuse patterns
• Experience in fraud investigations, threat intelligence, cybersecurity investigations, abuse prevention, trust and safety operations, fraud analytics, enterprise risk management, or related investigative disciplines is preferred
• Experience reviewing commerce, transactional, or platform activity is a plus
• Familiarity with AI-enabled threats, automated attack techniques, or AI and automation in investigative, detection, or intelligence workflows is a plus

Responsibilities

• Monitor and assess adversarial activity, fraud, abuse, and emerging threats impacting Adobe products, services, and business operations
• Assess threat actors, campaigns, and evolving adversarial behaviors
• Leverage open- and closed-source intelligence, industry partnerships, intelligence-sharing communities, and emerging data sources
• Produce intelligence assessments and threat reporting
• Reverse engineer and analyze malicious tooling, automation frameworks, browser extensions, attack infrastructure, and other mechanisms targeting Adobe services
• Evaluate AI-enabled attack techniques, adversarial tooling, and automation frameworks
• Conduct complex technical investigations into fraud, abuse, account compromise, platform misuse, and other malicious activity
• Identify vulnerabilities and partner with stakeholders on mitigation strategies, remediation plans, and long-term risk reduction
• Translate intelligence and investigative findings into scalable detection, monitoring, prevention, and enforcement capabilities
• Develop and maintain investigative methodologies, detection workflows, and operational processes
• Partner with Product, Security, Engineering, Data Science, Risk, Trust & Safety, and other stakeholders
• Support incident response and emerging threat investigations
• Develop executive-ready briefings, investigative summaries, and risk assessments
• Advise stakeholders on intelligence-driven risk mitigation, fraud prevention, abuse prevention, and vulnerability management
• Serve as a subject matter expert on adversarial behavior, emerging threats, and fraud trends

Skills

Threat intelligence

Fraud investigation

SQL/SPL data analysis

Adversarial behavior assessment

Risk mitigation strategies

Data analysis techniques

AI-enabled threat familiarity

Automation frameworks

Investigative methodologies

Fraud analytics

Job description

• Monitor and assess adversarial activity, fraud, abuse, and emerging threats impacting Adobe products, services, and business operations
• Assess threat actors, campaigns, and evolving adversarial behaviors
• Leverage open- and closed-source intelligence, industry partnerships, intelligence-sharing communities, and emerging data sources
• Produce intelligence assessments and threat reporting
• Reverse engineer and analyze malicious tooling, automation frameworks, browser extensions, attack infrastructure, and other mechanisms targeting Adobe services
• Evaluate AI-enabled attack techniques, adversarial tooling, and automation frameworks
• Conduct complex technical investigations into fraud, abuse, account compromise, platform misuse, and other malicious activity
• Identify vulnerabilities and partner with stakeholders on mitigation strategies, remediation plans, and long-term risk reduction
• Translate intelligence and investigative findings into scalable detection, monitoring, prevention, and enforcement capabilities
• Develop and maintain investigative methodologies, detection workflows, and operational processes
• Partner with Product, Security, Engineering, Data Science, Risk, Trust & Safety, and other stakeholders
• Support incident response and emerging threat investigations
• Develop executive-ready briefings, investigative summaries, and risk assessments
• Advise stakeholders on intelligence-driven risk mitigation, fraud prevention, abuse prevention, and vulnerability management
• Serve as a subject matter expert on adversarial behavior, emerging threats, and fraud trends

Requirements

• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Strong analytical and investigative skills
• Creative and strategic problem-solving capabilities
• Experience using SQL/SPL and data analysis techniques
• Ability to manage competing priorities and adapt quickly in a dynamic environment
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across cross-functional teams
• Strong attention to detail and sound judgment
• Experience identifying risk signals, anomalous behaviors, and abuse patterns
• Experience in fraud investigations, threat intelligence, cybersecurity investigations, abuse prevention, trust and safety operations, fraud analytics, enterprise risk management, or related investigative disciplines is preferred
• Experience reviewing commerce, transactional, or platform activity is a plus
• Familiarity with AI-enabled threats, automated attack techniques, or AI and automation in investigative, detection, or intelligence workflows is a plus

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in threat intelligence, fraud prevention, and cybersecurity investigations, with a strong focus on analytical skills and the ability to translate findings into actionable strategies. Proficient in developing methodologies and workflows for detection and risk mitigation in dynamic environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Threat Intelligence Analysis
• Fraud Investigation
• SQL/SPL Data Analysis
• Adversarial Behavior Assessment
• Risk Mitigation Strategies

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Threat Assessment
• Malicious Tooling Analysis
• Vulnerability Identification
• Detection Workflow Development
• Incident Response Support
• Data Analysis Techniques
• AI-Enabled Threat Familiarity
• Automation Frameworks
• Investigative Methodologies
• Fraud Analytics

Soft Skills

• Exceptional Written Communication
• Analytical Skills
• Creative Problem-Solving
• Attention to Detail
• Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Cybersecurity
• Fraud Prevention
• Trust and Safety Operations
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Intelligence Sharing