Senior Threat Intelligence Researcher - RFI Support
Remote, VA, United States
Full Time Senior-level / Expert USD 125K - 202K
Palo Alto Networks
Implement Zero Trust, Secure your Network, Cloud workloads, Hybrid Workforce, Leverage Threat Intelligence & Security Consulting. Cybersecurity Services & Education for CISO’s, Head of Infrastructure, Network Security Engineers, Cloud...Company Description
Our Mission
At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:
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Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.
Our Approach to Work
We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!
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Job Description
Your Career
We are seeking a Threat Intelligence Researcher for our Unit 42 Intelligence Response Unit. This team plays a critical role in providing timely, actionable threat intelligence and response capabilities to help protect our customers.
Your Impact
As a Threat Intelligence Researcher in the Intel Response Unit, your primary responsibilities will include:
- Request for Information (RFI) Support: Contribute to an Intelligence RFI process supporting executives, customers, and other Palo Alto Networks team members - Harness the full weight of the company's unique data holdings, along with external information, to enhance the effectiveness and differentiation of our threat intelligence responses - Provide responses in a variety of formats from executive talking points to in depth intelligence reports - This may include supporting high profile requests outside of normal business hours
- Participating in Rapid Response Efforts - Support the Intelligence Response Unit’s mission as the threat intelligence point organization for major cyber events, such as Log4j, SolarWinds, and other emerging threats across all of Palo Alto Networks - Assist with rapid response efforts including timely coordination across teams, executive communications, and development of relevant threat briefings
- Contributing to External Engagement - Develop engaging and informative content, including customer briefings, threat reports, and updates on major cyber events - Share insights and expertise internally, with customers, and at security conferences
- Cross-Organizational Collaboration - Collaborate with threat analysts, consultants, and engineers from various teams and departments within the organization - Foster strong relationships and support joint efforts to address complex threats that span multiple areas of expertise
Qualifications
Your Experience
- Strong knowledge of cyber security threat actors, particularly their tactics, techniques, procedures, tooling, and noteworthy attacks
- Experience leveraging open source data sets, multiple telemetry sources, and other intelligence information to quickly respond to requests for information
- Experience integrating cyber threat intelligence into front line response, including demonstrated ability to coordinate with cross-organizational threat analysts, facilitating collaboration, and aligning efforts to achieve common goals
- Strong writing and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex threat intelligence information to diverse audiences
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and triage competing demands
- Proven record as a problem solver in complex and often ambiguous situations
- Comfortable adapting to changes as part of a growing team
Additional Information
The Team
Unit 42 brings together our world-renowned threat researchers with an elite team of security consultants to create an intelligence-driven, response ready organization. The Unit 42 Threat Intelligence team provides threat research that enables security teams to understand adversary intent and attribution, while enhancing protections offered by our products and services to stop advanced attacks. As threats escalate, Unit 42 is available to advise customers on the latest risks, assess their readiness, and help them recover when the worst occurs.
Our Commitment
We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.
Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $125,100/yr to $202,400/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
Tags: Open Source Threat intelligence Threat Research
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