Expert Cybersecurity - Cyber Threat & Response

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.

Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our Chief Security Office ensures that our assets are safeguarded through truthful transparency, enforce accountability and master cybersecurity to stay ahead of threats. Bring your bold ideas and fearless risk-taking to redefine connectivity and transform how the world shares stories and experiences that matter. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future-you’ll create it.

The Expert Cybersecurity will focus on hunting for cyber threats, threat intelligence, security analysis, incident response, and response engineering & planning activities in AT&T. AT&T’s network security is an ever-changing landscape full of threats to both our own infrastructure and that of our customers. To stay ahead in this arena the company needs to constantly expand our knowledge and capabilities in this complicated space. One of the missions of the Chief Security Office is to leverage this knowledge and capability into all areas of AT&T’s business. This mission has required us to expand the resources required to maintain this level of security. This position will have a strong focus in enhancing our Enterprise security posture and maintain a strong working relationship with our counterparts delivering our commercial and government services.

Summary of Work

• Proactive Threat Hunting & Incident Response: Lead continuous, proactive monitoring and hunting for sophisticated cyber threats and vulnerabilities. Quickly respond to incidents using advanced detection, investigation, and containment techniques.

• Security Strategy & Policy Enforcement: Develop, implement, and refine security policies and incident management procedures that safeguard critical systems and data.

• Risk Analysis & Innovative Solutions: Conduct in-depth risk assessments and develop strategic mitigation plans. Champion cutting-edge cybersecurity innovations that enhance the company’s defensive posture.

• Technical Expertise & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Provide expert-level technical support on security challenges. Collaborate closely with IT and business units to integrate and optimize security controls across all operations

• Diverse Cybersecurity Domains: Spearhead initiatives in cyber incident response, threat intelligence, vulnerability management, digital forensics, software assurance, IoT security, policy standards, and more.

Required Skills

• Knowledge of tactics, techniques, and procedures associated with malicious insider activity, organized crime/fraud groups and both state and non-state sponsored threat actors.

• Understanding of cloud-based architectures and highly distributed big data architectures.

• Experience with Malware (including reverse engineering) and with internal and external attacks.

• Strong understanding of network security threats including APT, Botnets, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, worms, and network exploits.

• Experience with network probing/testing/analysis tools (Nessus, nmap, burp, wireshark, etc.)

• Programming skills that will be used to construct, modify, and execute testing tools including shell (ksh, bash), [g]awk, Python, PERL, regex, .NET Programming, Java, C, C++, C#, PowerShell, curl, Web application development (PHP, ASP.NET, etc.)

• Deep technical knowledge of Windows, UNIX and Linux operating systems as both an expert user and system administrator.

• Comprehensive knowledge of software security testing principles, practices, and tools, experience of vulnerability assessments in a complex environment.

• Experience with Malware (including reverse engineering) and with internal and external attacks.

• Experience or familiarity with vulnerability analysis, computer forensics tools, cryptography principles.

• Excellent teamwork skills for collaboration on analysis techniques, implementation, and reporting.

• Must be able to work both independently as well as effectively work in teams of individuals with a variety of skills and backgrounds.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and have demonstrated ability to present material to senior officials.

• Highly self-motivated requiring little direction.

• Demonstrates creative/out-of-the-box thinking and good problem-solving skills.

• Demonstrates strong ethical behavior.

• Familiarity with applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning (ML) techniques in cybersecurity contexts (e.g., anomaly detection, threat hunting, behavioral analytics, or risk scoring).

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Our Expert Cybersecurity earns between $171,000-$256,400 USD Annual not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.  

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Paid time off and holidays (based on date of hire, at least 28 days of vacation each year, and 9 company designated holidays)
• Long-Term Grants
• Deferred Compensation
• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage  
• 401(k) plan  
• Tuition reimbursement program  
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)  
• Paid Parental Leave  
• Paid Caregiver Leave  
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected  
• Adoption Reimbursement  
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)  
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance  
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal  
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)  
• Extensive employee wellness programs  
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories,
• AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone.

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It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.