Cyber Security Analyst - Sr. Consultant Level

Visa Visa · Fintech · Ashburn, VA

This role focuses on managing and responding to cybersecurity incidents within Visa's Cyber Fusion Centers. Responsibilities include deep-dive analysis, threat hunting, developing detection rules, mentoring junior analysts, and implementing process automation to enhance security incident response. The role requires expertise in incident response, threat hunting, malware analysis, and various security tools.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage and address cybersecurity incidents through all stages, including identification, containment, and eradication.
  2. Perform deep-dive analysis on systems, accounts, and networks to identify the root cause and impact of incidents.
  3. Act as an engagement point for broader technology teams, including Cyber Defense and Engineering.
  4. Perform proactive threat hunting to identify and mitigate potential threats before they can cause harm.
  5. Develop and refine detection rules to improve the identification and response to security incidents.

Skills

Required

  • incident response
  • threat hunting
  • malware analysis
  • web application security
  • security engineering
  • SIEM
  • AV
  • WAF
  • IDS
  • Netflow
  • Packet Analyzer
  • Endpoint Detection & Response tools
  • TCP/IP
  • packet analysis
  • routing
  • network security
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • network services
  • applications
  • cloud technologies
  • security best practices
  • communication skills
  • presentation skills
  • problem-solving skills

Nice to have

  • CISSP
  • GCIH
  • GCIA
  • GCED
  • GCFA
  • CySA+

What the JD emphasized

  • 8+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD
  • 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD
  • Proven subject matter expertise in relevant areas, such as incident response, threat hunting, malware analysis, web application security or security engineering.
  • 3+ years of Security Operations Center (SOC) work experience with a bachelor’s degree.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or related technical discipline or equivalent professional experience related to Cybersecurity, Incident Response or information security.
  • Experience working in an enterprise-level incident response team or security operations center.
  • Demonstrated expertise in areas like incident response, intrusion and malware analysis, web application security, or security engineering.
  • Extensive understanding of malware types and network attack methods.
  • Strong grasp of TCP/IP, packet analysis, routing, and network security.
  • Extensive expertise in operating systems (Windows and Linux), as well as network services and applications.
  • Direct experience in handling cyber security incidents and associated incident response tools.
  • Strong working knowledge of common security tools such as SIEM, AV, WAF, IDS, Netflow, Packet Analyzer and Endpoint Detection & Response tools.
  • Understanding of web application security vulnerabilities, such as cross-site scripting, cross-site request forgery, SQL injection, denial-of-service attacks, and API attacks.
  • Good understanding of Web Application Security risks.
  • Excellent understanding of DDoS techniques and mitigation mechanisms.
  • Display great problem-solving skills, with tenacity and resilience to resolve issues.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills with proven skill in presenting analytical data effectively to varied audiences.
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to influence and build credibility as a peer.
  • Strong understanding of cloud technologies and related security best practices.