Information Security Specialist

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Job Description Summary

This role is for a Threat Intelligence Specialist on the Protect Threat Intelligence (PTI) team. The successful candidate will support PTI's mission of delivering timely, actionable, and relevant intelligence to stakeholders across TD through a follow-the-sun operating model. The candidate will maintain a holistic view of the threat landscape, including current and emerging cyber and fraud threats, and apply strong intelligence collection, analysis, and production expertise to drive informed decision-making.

As the Threat Intelligence Specialist, the successful candidate will be expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy, proactively drive intelligence priorities, and take decisive action to support business and security stakeholders. The role requires leadership and collaboration skills to coordinate intelligence activities across regions and functions, ensuring continuity of operations and effective intelligence sharing across global teams. During Dublin's coverage, the individual will serve as the primary senior intelligence lead, providing direction and operational oversight to the Dublin team while coordinating intelligence activities, managing escalations, and driving timely intelligence outcomes for stakeholders. Threat Intelligence operates an on-call rotation across the team (inclusive of this position).

The ideal candidate is a highly self-motivated professional with the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment, while fostering strong partnerships across global regions, functional teams, and stakeholders to drive intelligence outcomes and operational success.

Job Description

• Enable cyber and fraud threat identification by proactively and continuously monitoring the internal and external landscape for relevant events, risks and threats.
• Lead the intel threat analysis to assess emerging Cybersecurity, Fraud, supply-chain and other threats.
• Use OSINT research and tooling to investigate top priority threats; applying deep knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework and threat actor tradecraft.
• Partner with Threat Management teams to understand events and support technical threat analysis of malicious cyber security incidents.
• Identify and assess threats to supply chain by partnering effectively with Vendor Management in managing risk to TD, support response activities for supply chain incidents and pro-actively identifying emerging threats to supply chain.
• Effectively author and review intelligence products and communications for stakeholders, operational personnel, and leadership.
• Support cyber fraud intelligence capabilities by identifying and mitigating methods for account compromise and fraud.
• Provide expertise and consultation to partners and/or stakeholders on a broad range of threats and emerging threats relevant to TD, its supply chain and the financial sector.
• Proactively review internal processes and activities and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Drive EMEA intelligence community engagement through active participation in the FS-ISAC ETIC and enhance TD's Dublin presence by building a robust intelligence network within the region.
• On-call availability is required from 19:00 to 07:00 ET on assigned coverage days, including weekends and designated weekdays.

BREADTH & DEPTH

• 8+ years' experience in intelligence collection and production
• 3+ years' experience supporting international (follow-the-sun) operations
• Experience and familiarity using common intelligence processes and tools, including a threat intelligence platform.
• Proven superior oral and written communication skills and ability to translate complicated threat actor behavior to an executive audience.
• Demonstrated tradecraft in open-source collection.
• Excellent time management skills, including the ability to perform to a production calendar.
• Demonstrated ability to lead shift handovers and transitions.
• Demonstrated ability to stay abreast of emerging threat actor TTP’s.
• Advanced ability to apply real world geopolitical indicators to predict threat actor cyber and fraud behavior.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the current threat landscape, banking and technology standards and regulatory requirements.
• Highly self-motivated professional with the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment, while fostering strong partnerships across global regions, functional teams, and stakeholders to drive intelligence outcomes and operational success.

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• University degree
• Information security certification / accreditation an asset
• 8 years of relevant experience and above
• Must be able to meet the organization's hybrid work requirements, including working from the office a minimum of two (2) days per week.

Who We Are

TD Securities is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we strive to make every interaction, product, and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to foster deeper relationships, ensure disciplined execution, and build a simpler, faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are client facing. Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investment we make in our colleagues to help them, and their families achieve their well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, including medical coverage, paid time off, career development, and reward and recognition programs.

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.
 
Colleague Development 

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. 

If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.  

We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.
 

Interview Process 
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation 

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