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Position Purpose:
The Home Depot’s Cyber Threat Intelligence team is looking for a seasoned cyber defender, who has the experience and skills to think like an attacker, and use lessons learned to improve the defense of the organization. This role will involve thinking outside of the box to identify threats that could potentially impact one of the largest retailers in North America. Expertise in threat modeling, and an understanding of how security and privacy controls affect the wider organization are key to the role. Real World experience using the MITRE ATT&CK framework is a big plus. This role will support Actor Emulation and Threat Modeling activities within the Cyber Threat Intelligence team.
Role Description: Security Operations – Senior Cybersecurity Analyst:
Ability to compose well written reports and documentation that may be distributed to large parts of the organization and senior leadership.
Technical understanding of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework.
Familiarity with project planning and process design.
Hands on experience with MITRE ATT&CK Threat Modeling.
Experience and knowledge in Indicator of Compromise (IoC) and Indicator of Attack (IoA) threat hunting.
Has a growth mindset, and is interested in learning the basic tools and processes that The Home Depot Cybersecurity department has invested in. This includes willingness to learn defensive mitigations such as Sigma and Yara rules
Familiarity with intelligence writing and structured analytic techniques such as analysis of competing hypotheses, "Devil's Advocate", and others.
The ability to research and produce large amounts of technical and non-technical data into written and actionable reporting.
A very solid understanding of the modern attack chain and working collaboration with Purple Teams.
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 common threat intelligence subscriptions such as Domain Tools, and Virus Total, Shodan.
Familiarity with industry standard frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill-chain, NIST SP-800-53, and D3FEND.
Must Haves:
Experience with OSINT research on Threat Actors/Emerging Threats/APT’s
Previous cybersecurity experience
Experience using industry standard frameworks such as Cyber Kill-chain, NIST SP-800-53, D3FEND, and the MITRE ATT&CK Framework
Previous technical reporting experience
Familiarity working within or with Security Operation Teams
Collaborative Mindset
Curious and Open Minded
Understanding of cyber adversary TTPs
Nice to Have’s
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity (or related field)
Retail Business understanding
Industry standard certifications such CISSP, CISA, CISM, GCTI, GOSI
Familiarity with CREST, NIST, ISO
Experience with RecordedFuture, Greynoise, Shodan, Netcraft
Experience creating attack paths with OSINT
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 and Strategic Planning.
Sr. Analysts perform data gathering, analysis, synthesis and develop solutions to support THD Cybersecurity practices.
Key Responsibilities:
- 50% Analysis - Synthesize data to develop a solution, communicate the solutions, present the solution to teams/stakeholders
- 20% Collaborate - Partner cross-functionally to identify trends and resolve issues
- 20% Drive Execution - Implement solutions to meet customer expectations; Ensure initiative/project goals are met in a timely manner
- 10% Support and Enable - Mentor junior level Analyst
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:
- 5+
Competencies:
- Action Oriented
- Collaborates
- Communicates Effectively
- Customer Focus
- Drives Results
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company matching supports long-term savings alongside core pay. Retirement programs are consistently positioned as a meaningful part of total compensation.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan enables discounted stock ownership as a core element of compensation. Equity opportunities complement wages and are accessible beyond full-time salaried roles.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Profit-sharing and store-performance bonuses offer additional earnings opportunities beyond base pay. Incentive programs are described as recurring and tied to store results.
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