Job Description
DESCRIPTION
Special Projects & Investigations – Threat Intelligence (SPI-TI) team is excited to be searching for a Threat Intelligence specialist who is an industry expert in the fields of threat intelligence or fraud. The Threat Intelligence team, part of Special Projects & Investigations (SPI), is responsible for preventing abuse and stopping threat actors from expanding their illegitimate services across Amazon. Our members specialize in investigating and understanding the ecosystem of threat actors.
SPI-TI protects Amazon by proactively analyzing new security threats, identifying malicious actors, and researching the evolving threat landscape. We partner with teams throughout Amazon to facilitate information sharing and increase security resilience through cross-functional collaboration. We share actionable threat intelligence and focus on continually developing collaboration and partnerships with security & intelligence teams throughout Amazon and the security industry. SPI-TI drives and enhances our ability to emulate threat actors, respond to security incidents, and to stay one step ahead of our adversaries.
Key job responsibilities
* Conduct in-depth research and perform investigations into potential and existing security threats from known and emerging threat actors
* Evaluate threats: collect, manipulate, and analyze data from multiple sources and assess this information to identify security threats and develop strategies to counter them.
* Preparing reports: Prepare written strategic reports and presentations based on your research, collection, and analysis of intelligence data. Create intelligence assessments that are free of bias.
* Work with a cross-functional team: you will work effectively with a cross-functional team and under tight deadlines.
* Briefings: Prepare and present oral and written reports on the conclusions and recommendations drawn from data/ information.
Technical Requirements:
* Working knowledge of scripting languages such as: Python, PHP, JavaScript
* You are curious and keep up-to-date across the cybersecurity landscape.
* You are familiar with adversary techniques and attack lifecycles. (e.g: adversary progression through techniques found in the MITRE ATT&CK® matrix)
* You have knowledge of operating systems fundamentals (Windows, bonus points for Linux and others).
* You are aware of threat intelligence, open-source intelligence or industry reporting and understand its importance to an organization.
About the team
We value diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply.
Inclusive Team Culture: In SPI, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.
Training & Career Growth: We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
- 5+ years’ experience in at least two of the following areas: threat intelligence, data analyst, information security, security operations/incident response, cyber-crime investigations or intelligence, fraud prevention, cyber threat hunting.
- Knowledge of programming and scripting languages, in particular Python.
- 3+ years’ experience using SQL or other query languages.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
- Experience with open-source intelligence.
- Familiarity using threat intelligence, data analysis or technical analysis tools and platforms
- Experience producing written documentation, to include, but not limited to products, procedures, and instruction.
Job Tags
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