Associate Threat Hunting Analyst

Title: Associate Threat Hunting Analyst

Location: Englewood Cliffs United States

Full-time

Business Segment: Operations & Technology

Job Description:

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

The Associate Threat Intelligence and Hunting Analyst will support our mission to deliver actionable threat intelligence and proactively identify malicious activity. This role involves developing foundational knowledge in threat intelligence, assisting with the analysis of security data, and supporting the broader security team in understanding emerging cyber threats. The Associate Analyst will gain hands-on experience with threat intelligence platforms and security tools, helping to transform raw data into insights that enable a more secure and resilient digital landscape. This individual will work closely with senior analysts to refine their skills, contribute to ongoing investigations, and help in the detection and prevention of actors across various points of the Cyber Kill Chain. This position offers the analyst a unique role of seeing data converted into actionable intelligence of value to the Threat Hunting team, and actioning on it.

Responsibilities:
• Support the collection and analysis of threat intelligence from various sources, including open-source intelligence (OSINT), industry reports, and internal security data, to contribute to actionable threat intelligence.
• Develop and execute hunting queries to proactively seek out and identify malicious behavior across security logs (e.g., endpoint, network, cloud), with a focus on discovering novel threat actor tactics as described in the MITRE ATT&CK Framework.
• Collaborate with the incident response team by providing initial threat context and assisting with data analysis during security incidents, contributing to the detection and prevention of actors within various points of the Cyber Kill Chain.
• Learn and apply analytical methodologies and develop foundational skills in analyzing malware, network traffic, vulnerabilities, and other security data to identify potential threats.
• Document analysis findings, methodologies, and contribute to the team's knowledge base, ensuring our intelligence is well-documented and reusable.
• Support security tool utilization. Learn to effectively use threat intelligence platforms (TIPs), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools, and other security technologies.
• Continuously learn about new cyber threats, attack techniques, and security vulnerabilities through training and research to enhance our understanding of the evolving threat landscape.
• Work effectively within the threat intelligence and hunting team, seeking guidance from senior analysts and contributing to team discussions to foster a more secure environment.

Qualifications

Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience (1-2 years) in a security-focused role.
• Basic understanding of cybersecurity concepts, including common attack actors, malware types, and network fundamentals, supporting our goal to proactively identify, understand, and mitigate cyber threats.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and apply analytical and problem-solving skills to security data.
• Strong desire to learn and grow in the fields of cyber threat intelligence and threat hunting.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts clearly.
• Willingness to provide support during nontraditional working hours in an on-call fashion.
• Exposure and basic understanding of SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, LogScale), EDR tools, or network monitoring tools.
• Basic familiarity with security frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK or the Cyber Kill Chain.

Additional Requirements:
• Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, most commonly an employee's residence.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Salary range: $85,000 - $115,000

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