Cyber Defense Analyst

Our Company
Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. 
We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

 

 Cyber Defense Analyst 

The Challenge 

The Adobe Cyber Defense Center is seeking a Cyber Defense Analyst with demonstrated investigative abilities to play a key role in our security operations. This critical position involves analyzing, investigating, containing, and responding to cybersecurity alerts. Your analytical insight, instincts, and attention to detail will be vital in minimizing damage, protecting sensitive data, and ensuring business continuity. Ready for a challenge? 

What You Will Do 

• Investigate and Analyze: Conduct investigations to identify indicators of compromise. 

• Coordinate with CSIRT team members on containment and response activities. 

• Case Management: Maintain meticulous case management, ensuring all investigative actions are properly documented to support dispositions. 

• Security Operations: Participate in rotational opportunities across the CSIRT, including incident response, cyber threat hunting, and detection engineering. 

• Continuous Improvement: Participate in case reviews and identify opportunities for continuous improvement in investigations and documentation. 

• Stay Informed: Actively pursue knowledge of emerging threats and attack vectors while maintaining expertise in the dynamic cyber landscape. 

• Global Team Collaboration: Engage as an active member of a global 24x7 cyber defensive operations team, which will require some weekend coverage. 

• Process Documentation: Assist in creating, updating, and maintaining investigative process documentation to ensure consistency and efficiency. 

What You Need to Succeed 

• Experience: Experience in conducting cybersecurity investigations or related activities. 

• Analytical Skills: Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically under pressure. 

• Technical Skills: Familiarity with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems and a broad set of security tools and investigation-supporting datasets. 

• Security Fundamentals: Understanding of security and privacy fundamentals. 

• Organizational Skills: Strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. 

• Collaboration: A collaborative outlook that seeks to build and cultivate relationships. 

• Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills. 

Why Join Us? 

• Impact: Play a crucial role in protecting our organization’s data and ensuring business continuity. 

• Growth: Enhance your skills and knowledge through continuous learning opportunities and on-the-job experience. 

• Team: Work alongside a passionate and skilled team of cybersecurity professionals. 

• Innovation: Be at the forefront of developing and implementing cutting-edge cybersecurity strategies. 

• Culture: Thrive in a collaborative environment that values each team member's contributions and encourages professional growth and development. 

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several  U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $116,700 -- $207,200 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans.  Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

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California:

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Colorado:

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Massachusetts:

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