Principal Security Analyst, Cyber Hunt Program Lead - Sony Corporation of America Herndon, VA, USA Bookmark Share Print 600 1 12

Listing Description

Sony Corporation of America, located in New York, NY, is the U.S. headquarters of Sony Corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan. Sony’s principal U.S. businesses include Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Mobile Communications (USA) Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Sony Music Entertainment, and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. With some 900 million Sony Devices in hands and homes worldwide today, a vast array of Sony movies, television shows and music, and the PlayStation Network and the Sony Entertainment Network, Sony creates and delivers more entertainment experiences to more people than anyone else on earth.

Position Summary

Sony Corporation of America (SCA), is seeking a Principal Security Analyst, Cyber Hunt Program Lead to join the Global Information Security & Privacy organization located in the Northern Virginia area, just outside of Washington, D.C. This position will report to the Associate Director, Security Operations Center – Analysis and Response, and be responsible for leading the cyber threat hunt program within the SOC. The successful applicant will lead an integrated team of incident response analysts and must continually improve the SOC’s analytic capabilities to identify and investigate sophisticated threats.

Job Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the cyber threat hunt program to identify security threats affecting Sony that evade traditional security tools and techniques

Conduct advanced data analysis on Security Information data sets originating from disparate security infrastructure and collection platforms, ranging from binary or text based logs, security information enterprise managers (SIEMs), net flow systems, intrusion detections systems, malware collection platforms, etc.

Develop analytics to identify potential suspicious or malicious activity for investigation

Work with other security analysts and researchers to identify anomalous and long-term patterns and trends, which may support the identification of advanced and targeted threats

Work closely with other threat intelligence, forensic and incident management personnel

Develop and maintain analytical procedures to meet changing requirements and ensure maximum operational effectiveness

Oversee and coordinate hunt efforts performed by other analysts

Support incident analysis and response efforts for significant incidents affecting Sony

Mentor other team members

Perform other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field; such as Information Technology or other applicable area, or compensating experience

Minimum of 7 years of experience in one or more of the following areas: Information Security, Data Analytics, Intelligence Analysis, Security Operations

Minimum of 4 years of experience in leading analysis teams

Familiar with data analysis techniques and practices, security architecture, threat vectors and exploitation routes, and incident response practices

Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

Ability to engage with business stakeholders translating detailed analysis into relevant briefings

Ability to work and communicate effectively and tactfully with all levels of executives

Exceptional communication and advocacy skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to express complex and technical issues as understandable language

Ability to manage multiple activities and events simultaneously, with a strong ability to prioritize multiple tasks and respond to high-priority events; organizing and scheduling work effectively

All candidates must be authorized to work in the USA

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or membership in any other legally protected category.Develop and maintain the cyber threat hunt program to identify security threats affecting Sony that evade traditional security tools and techniques

Conduct advanced data analysis on Security Information data sets originating from disparate security infrastructure and collection platforms, ranging from binary or text based logs, security information enterprise managers (SIEMs), net flow systems, intrusion detections systems, malware collection platforms, etc.

Develop analytics to identify potential suspicious or malicious activity for investigation

Work with other security analysts and researchers to identify anomalous and long-term patterns and trends, which may support the identification of advanced and targeted threats

Work closely with other threat intelligence, forensic and incident management personnel

Develop and maintain analytical procedures to meet changing requirements and ensure maximum operational effectiveness

Oversee and coordinate hunt efforts performed by other analysts

Support incident analysis and response efforts for significant incidents affecting Sony

Mentor other team members

Perform other duties as assigned