Cybersecurity Analyst II – Cyber Threat Intel (Remote)

Position Purpose:

The Home Depot’s Cyber Threat Intelligence team is looking for a cyber defender, who has the experience and skills to identify threats as they emerge. This role will involve the identification of vulnerabilities, attacker trends, and novel malware. It is critical think outside of the box to identify threats that could potentially impact one of the largest retailers in North America. Understanding of the OWASP top 10, and the way in which adversaries exploit vulnerabilities is a big plus. This role will support Threat Intelligence Notifications and Operations activities within the Cyber Threat Intelligence team.

Role Description: Security Operations (Security Analytics and Cyber Threat Intelligence) Systems II Cybersecurity Analyst:
• Ability to compose well written reports and documentation that may be distributed to large parts of the organization.
• Technical understanding of the vulnerabilities on a variety of technologies.
• Has a growth mindset, and is interested in learning the basic tools and processes that The Home Depot Cybersecurity department has invested in.
• Familiarity with intelligence writing and structured analytic techniques such as analysis of competing hypotheses, “Devil’s Advocate”, and others.
• An understanding of corporate Information Technology environments.
• The ability to research and produce large amounts of technical and non-technical data into written and actionable reporting.
• Cyber Threat Intelligence experience such as familiarity with security researchers, vendors, and open source reporting. 
• Familiar with researching cyber adversary TTPs, IOCs, malware and infrastructure
• Familiarity with project planning and process design.
• Experience working with or willingness to learn the MITRE ATT&CK framework and its applications.

Must Have’s:
• Previous cybersecurity experience
• Previous technical reporting experience
• Familiarity working within or with Security Operation Teams
• Collaborative Mindset
• Curious and Open Minded

Nice to Have’s
• Experience with OSINT research on Threat Actors/Emerging Threats/APT’s
• Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity (or Related Field)
• Retail Business understanding
• Familiarity with common threat intelligence subscriptions such as Recorded Future, Domain Tools, Maltego, and Virus Total, Shodan.
• Familiarity with industry standard frameworks such as Cyber Kill-chain, NIST SP-800-53, MITRE ATT&CK, and D3FEND.

Protecting what matters most to our associates and consumers by securing our sensitive data and critical assets from current and emerging threats. At The Home Depot Cybersecurity consists of Architecture, Governance, Identity & Access Management, Internal Threat Operations, Issue and Compliance Management, Risk Assessment/Advisory, Security Consulting, Security Operations, Service Optimization and Strategic Planning
Analysts II perform data gathering, analysis, synthesis and develop solutions to support THD Cybersecurity practices.

Key Responsibilities:
• 60% Analysis – Synthesize data to develop a solution, communicate the solution to stakeholders Analyze problems, structure the issue and perform analysis
• 10% Collaborate – Partner cross-functionally to identify trends and resolve issues
• 30% Drive Execution – Ensure initiative/project goals are met in a timely manner Implement solutions to meet customer expectations

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
• This Position typically reports to Manager or Sr. Manager
• This Position has 0 Direct Reports

Travel Requirements:
• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:
• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:
• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Minimum Education:
• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor’s degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Minimum Years of Work Experience:
• 2+

Competencies:
• Action Oriented
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Customer Focus
• Drives Results