Threat Intelligence Analyst

 

THE OPPORTUNITY

Dillard’s is seeking a Threat Intelligence Analyst to join the Information Security Team. In this role, you will be responsible for identifying, isolating, and resolving advanced threats in the Dillard’s network. You will actively search for vulnerabilities and mitigate cybersecurity risks that affect the company. You will play a prominent role in combating threats using traditional and advanced detection techniques.

THE TEAM

The Information Security team is expected to be high-performing. To meet this expectation, the team members are communicative and collaborative, always sharing knowledge and research with one another. Members of this team should be able to understand what is expected of them and adjust on the fly, as priorities may change depending on the company's needs. If you are someone who sets a standard of excellence for yourself and you enjoy working alongside others who set the same standard and who genuinely want each of their peers to succeed, you may be the perfect addition to this team. 

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Be responsible for identifying, isolating, and resolving advanced threats in the organization’s network 
• Actively search for vulnerabilities and mitigate cybersecurity risks that affect the organization 
• Manage external and internal Threat Intelligence partnerships
• Manage open-source and commercial threat feeds through a curation and prioritization process for the detection pipeline
• Proactively monitor private and public threat landscapes and translate into actionable intelligence and threat use cases
• Perform continuous open-source research on specific threats, including threat actors, campaigns, vulnerabilities, and attack surface exposure evaluation
• Write Threat Intelligence briefings and reports for executive leadership
• Help build cyber threat profiles adapted to on-premise and SaaS products and environments through threat modeling initiatives
• Create repeatable processes for continuous testing and monitoring of IOCs following a proven methodology you help define
• Research industry trends, identify ongoing security threats, analyze threat security tools, and provide recommendations on the need and usefulness of services and/or products
• Evaluate and recommend new and emerging security solutions and technologies to address issues or security gaps
• Effectively communicate security concepts with both technical and non-technical individuals

THE SKILLSET

• 2-3+ years of related cybersecurity architecture, engineering, SOC work experience (monitoring, incident response, forensics)
• Excellent customer service skills
• Knowledge of operational security tools and practices (e.g., SIEM, IDS, firewalls, & 3rd-party security products)
• Proven ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization, as well as with external parties
• Understanding of typical intrusion life cycle, including privilege escalation, persistence, and lateral movement techniques
• Strong and hands-on experience/knowledge with Linux and Windows Operating Systems
• Experience with problem-solving and troubleshooting complex issues with an emphasis on root cause analysis
• Ability to both work independently with minimal direction and to collaborate effectively with team members as well as with other teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including presentation skills

WITHIN 1 MONTH, YOU’LL

• Meet with the various disciplines within the team to understand their roles 
• Have a familiarity with the various security tools that are used on a daily basis 
• Begin understanding Dillard's infrastructure and meet with infrastructure teams

WITHIN 2 MONTHS, YOU’LL

• Understand your daily tasks 
• Start presenting areas where threat hunts should occur to other threat intelligence specialists
• Begin taking ownership of more advanced tasks

WITHIN 3 MONTHS, YOU’LL

• Be able to lead threat hunts and present findings to the Information Security  team
• Be prepared to serve in the on-call rotation 
• Communicate security gaps found and provide potential solutions for said gaps

No immigration sponsorship (ex. H-1B, TN, STEM OPT) is available for this position