Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. People Inc. is seeking an Analyst of Vulnerability and Threat to assist in identifying, assessing, and mitigating cybersecurity vulnerabilities and threats to the organization. The role involves collaborating with the security team to ensure the protection of information assets and participating in various technical projects related to security.
Responsibilities
- Gather and analyze threat intelligence from various sources
- Correlate data from SIEMs, EDRs, and network telemetry to validate findings and escalate confirmed incidents to incident response teams
- Assist in the development and support incident response plans to address security incidents effectively
- Conduct regular threat assessments and testing, including penetration testing/red teaming to evaluate the organization's security posture
- Perform in-depth analysis of publicly disclosed vulnerabilities and assess organizational exposure
- Assess and test the effectiveness of current detection and prevention technologies, identifying gaps and recommending improvements
- Proactively identify potential threats by developing and executing threat-hunting campaigns across networks, endpoints and cloud environments
- Leverage threat intelligence, behavioral analytics, and anomaly detection to uncover indicators of compromise (IOCs) or advanced persistent threats (APTs) that evade standard detection tools
- Refine and create new alerting logic, detection signatures, and playbooks based on hunting outcomes
- Develop and maintain security documentation and procedures
- Assist in conducting regular and ad-hoc vulnerability scans and assessments using a variety of tools (SAST, DAST, IAST, etc.) and techniques
- Analyze scan results and identify critical vulnerabilities
- Help maintain vulnerability assessment tools and technologies
- Research and document vulnerabilities based on risk and potential impact
- Collaborate with IT, Engineering and business units to ensure timely remediation in accordance to SLAs
- Track remediation progress and ensure timely closure of vulnerabilities
- Work closely with IT, engineering, operations and other stakeholders to ensure effective collaboration
- Communicate security risks and recommendations to management and stakeholders
- Assist in the development and delivery of security awareness training programs
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 1-3 years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on vulnerability and threat management
- Cybersecurity expertise: Security principles, vulnerabilities, threats, container security and cloud security (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Vulnerability and Threat Management: Assessment, penetration testing, intelligence gathering and analysis
- OS Security and Compliance: Linux, Windows, Mac, G-Suite, GWS Administration, SOC 2, NIST CSF, SOX, PCI-DSS
- Technical skills: Scripting (Python, Powershell, Bash), incident investigation and response
- Soft skills: Communication, interpersonal skills, organization, time management, teamwork, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Occasional travel and on-call availability
- Relevant certifications such as CEH, OSCP, Security+, or GIAC certifications are desirable
- Threat modelling (STRIDE / MAESTRO methods preferred)
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Prescription drug coverage
- Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
- Adoption or surrogate assistance
- Donation matching
- Tuition reimbursement
- Basic life insurance
- Basic accidental death & dismemberment
- Supplemental life insurance
- Supplemental accident insurance
- Commuter benefits
- Short term and long term disability
- Health savings and flexible spending accounts
- Family care benefits
- A generous 401K savings plan with a company match program
- 10-12 paid holidays annually
- Generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents)
- Voluntary benefits such as pet insurance
- Accident
- Critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
Company Overview
People Inc. is a digital media company that specializes in research, technology, finance, operations, and consumer services. It was founded in 1996, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.people.inc/.