What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst position at Verizon?
When you join Verizon
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What you’ll be doing:
As a Strategic Threat Intelligence Analyst, you will be responsible for driving the strategic direction of our threat intelligence program. Your work will directly inform executive decision-making and enhance our organization’s ability to anticipate and mitigate risks. You will lead efforts to produce serialized intelligence reports, provide internal outreach on strategic threats, and represent the company externally to strengthen partnerships and information-sharing capabilities.
Responsibilities include:
Producing serialized intelligence products, including cybersecurity newsletters, executive summaries, and formal threat intelligence assessments, tailored to diverse audiences, including C-Suite leadership.
Ensuring reporting aligns with organizational priorities and providing actionable recommendations for stakeholders.
Serving as the subject matter expert on geopolitical intelligence developments, vulnerability exploitation trends, and third-party breaches with potential organizational impact.
Providing advanced analysis and high-level briefings to executive leadership and internal cyber defense teams.
Participating in external intelligence outreach through the strategic engagement and partnership development program.
Building and maintaining relationships with external intelligence-sharing organizations, government agencies, and industry groups to bolster collaboration and information sharing.
Contributing to the development and refinement of the organization’s strategic intelligence processes, ensuring intelligence products are timely, relevant, and actionable.
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance the integration of strategic intelligence into incident response, risk management, and business continuity planning.
Staying ahead of emerging trends in advanced persistent threats (APTs), geopolitical risks, and evolving tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP).
Mentoring junior analysts and foster a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing with the team.
Performing additional responsibilities and tasks as needed to support team objectives and organizational priorities.
What we’re looking for…
You’ll need to have:
Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of experience.
Four or more years of relevant work experience.
Four or more years of experience in strategic threat intelligence, cybersecurity, or related fields.
Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
Even better if you have one or more of the following:
GIAC Certified Threat Intelligence (GCTI) or EC-Council Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTIA) certification.
Strong expertise in geopolitical analysis, vulnerability exploitation trends, and third-party risk analysis.
Program and Scripting Experience.
Demonstrated success building strategic partnerships with external intelligence-sharing organizations.
Experience and knowledge of cyber risks and threats related to cyber attackers.
Knowledge of threat intelligence platforms and tools.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-past, collaborative environment.
Ability to apply intelligence analysis methods and able to collect, assess & validate the threat Indicators.
If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.
Where you’ll be working
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40Equal Employment Opportunity
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