Threat Intelligence Analyst London, England
Job description
Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE) (PSFE.WS) is a leading payments platform. Its core purpose is to enable businesses and consumers to connect and transact seamlessly through industry-leading capabilities in payment processing, digital wallet, and online cash solutions. With over 20 years of online payment experience, an annualized transactional volume of over US $120 billion in 2021, and approximately 3,500 employees located in 10+ countries, Paysafe connects businesses and consumers across 100 payment types in over 40 currencies around the world. Delivered through an integrated platform, Paysafe solutions are geared toward mobile-initiated transactions, real-time analytics and the convergence between brick-and-mortar and online payments. Further information is available at www.paysafe.com.
Paysafe is currently seeking highly motivated and talented Threat Intelligence Analysts to join the Cyber Threat Management team. You will be responsible for monitoring cyber threats impacting Paysafe and the Financial Technology/ Finance industry and maintaining an awareness of the cyber threat landscape.
- Successful candidates will show a strong understanding of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures, and how they can be detected or prevented in an enterprise network environment.
- Using adversary Mitre ATT&CK tactics and techniques, carrying out first line analysis/hunting using a range of tooling. Translating these into actionable reports to improve the organisation’s prevention, detection, and response capabilities is key to the role.
- You will be adept at interpreting technical reports to extract actionable information and be able to conduct initial threat hunting on security tooling.
- Conduct research using open and closed source intelligence sources.
- You will also need to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical roles at all levels within a global organisation.
- Attention to detail in the production of reports for a range of customers from Senior Management to general advisories is crucial.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of a growing Cyber Threat Management (CTM) team, with scope for growth and development across cyber defence disciplines. CTM seeks to better Paysafe’s defences by blending proactive threat research on and off security tooling, prioritising remediation activities, and provide assurance through Threat Intelligence-led security hunting and reporting.
What to expect:
- Research and investigate cyber threat activity related to Paysafe and the Fin Tech sector.
- Capture attacker techniques, indicators of compromise and objectives, and use the captured information to improve our defences through recommendations for and creation of detection logic.
- Conduct proactive investigations using open source, paid, and proprietary tooling to track down and profile cyber threat actors and activity.
- Assist in the development of detection logic to capture known cyber threat activity and intercept cyber threat campaigns.
- Assist in the documentation of processes and procedures in a rapidly developing environment and capability.
- Monitor alerts from our threat intelligence providers and ensure that the appropriate action has been taken on each alert in a timely manner.
- Distribute bespoke, actionable intelligence to a range of teams including Fraud, SOC, SOC L2/3, and the wider business.
- Assist in the development and capture of metrics and detail used for subsequent analysis.
- Produce scheduled and ad-hoc written reports, including request for information, at a tactical, operational, and strategic level, ensuring the material is audience appropriate and that intelligence requirements are being met.
- A well rounded, co-operative environment across a range of teams.
- Development of skills across a range of disciplines.
To be successful you need to have:
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Information Technology or other applicable area, or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge of the Intelligence Cycle and analytical techniques is essential.
- Experience in one or more of the following areas: SOC Analyst, Intelligence Analysis, Cyber Threat Hunting, or Cyber Crime investigations.
- Understanding of the Mitre ATT&CK framework and application in an enterprise environment. A desirable candidate will have experience mapping threat reports to the Mitre ATT&CK framework.
- Familiarisation with the NIST Security Framework: Identify; Protect, Detect, Respond; Recover.
- Experience using SIEM platforms, endpoint detection and response, and associated query languages.
- Ability to interpret technical outputs of security tools, log files, threat actor reports, and malware sandboxes.
- Experience using open-source tools that can be used to assist in investigations; VirusTotal, Passive DNS, WHOIS.
- Experience in the use and development of a Threat Intelligence Platform.
- Cyber security qualifications including CEH, SANS courses or others are desirable, but not a must-have.
- Desire to learn and develop additional skills such as scripting, coding etc.
What we offer in return:
- A fun and collaborative working environment.
- The opportunity to guide the development and direction of the intelligence capability of a leading and growing multinational company.
- Tailor-made training and ongoing development to help you enhance your skills.
- Environment where product expertise, professional, and personal commitment are rewarded.
- Currently working from home with periodic meetings in London.
Please note – We are now located in St Pauls, City of London. Our new office will be opening May 2023.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Paysafe provides equal employment opportunities to all employees, and applicants for employment, and prohibits discrimination of any type with regard to ethnicity, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other protected characteristics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of recruitment and employment. If you need any reasonable adjustments please let us know. We will be happy to help and look forward to hearing from you.
