Associate Cyber Intelligence Analyst

Requisition Number: 157322

Position Title: Assoc Software Engineer - Security

External Description:

We are EA

We entertain millions of people across the globe with the most amazing and immersive interactive software in the industry. But making games is hard work. That’s why we employ the most creative, passionate people in the industry.

The Challenge Ahead

From nation states to financially motivated cyber threats to disgruntled players, EA has a unique and ever-changing threat landscape. It is the job of the Threat Intelligence Unit to stay ahead of these adversaries, to understand their tactics and make sure their attacks are not successful against our networks.

Through analysis of attacks actively attempting to breach EA and of attacks occurring across not only our own industry, but further afield, we are able to put together threat profiles. From here we can develop detections that will ensure these attackers are not able to breach our network.

This role reports into the Threat Intelligence Unit as part of Attack Labs and maintains strong relations with all Global Security Incident Response groups. This person will work closely with several key individuals and teams including IR Operations, IR Engineering, Red team and Video Game Studios to perform attack emulation and incident response duties in line with the latest adversarial TTPs.

What an Associate Cyber Intelligence Analyst does at EA

Primary Responsibilities

• Within the Threat Intelligence team, you would respond to emerging threats such as Advanced Persistent Threats (APT), targeted attacks, organised Cybercrime, etc.
• Undertake in-depth research and tracking of the latest adversarial techniques and technologies to remain at the bleeding edge.
• Malware analysis to extract indicators of compromise to be used to support testing and hunting activities.
• Active participation in attack analysis duties as part of security incident response. This allows this team to remain abreast of the latest adversary TTPs.
• Work in partnership with the Incident response operations team and other teams at EA to resolve security incidents as quickly and efficiently as possible.
• As part of the overall Threat Intelligence team you will be partnering with our Attack Labs team Detection implementation

Desirable Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Strong problem-solving skills to learn new technical and non-technical analysis techniques to overcome problems
• Fundamental understanding in areas such as Networking, Operating systems, Computer Architecture
• Design and develop scripts, frameworks, tools and methods required for facilitating and executing complex attacks and emulating adversarial TTPs
• An interest and understanding of scripting languages such as Python and Perl with a desire and aptitude to learn new languages
• A passion for Cyber Security and working within a Security function
• A relevant degree in Cyber Security or Computer Science or equivalent experience

What’s in it for you? Glad you asked!

• Competitive salary plus annual bonus scheme
• Central location in Guildford (5 minutes from main train station)
• Private medical insurance & dental care
• Pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Stock plans
• Free onsite gym
• Employee discounts
• Rail season ticket loan
• Annual game points and digital download allowance
• Onsite café
• 25 days holiday (including 3 days company shutdown days between Christmas & New Year)
• Two annual staff parties (Summer & Christmas)
• Casual dress code
• Games Area

We thought you might also want to know more about our location:

• http://careers.ea.com/our-locations/guildford

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Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc. to światowy lider w dziedzinie produkcji interaktywnego oprogramowania rozrywkowego. EA oferuje gry, treści i usługi internetowe dla podłączonych do internetu konsol, komputerów osobistych, telefonów komórkowych i tabletów.

EEOText: EA jest pracodawcą realizującym politykę równych szans w zatrudnieniu. Wszystkie decyzje dotyczące pracowników są podejmowane bez względu na: rasę, kolor skóry, przynależność etniczną, kraj pochodzenia, płeć, tożsamość płciową, orientację seksualną, wiek, informację genetyczną, wyznanie, niepełnosprawność, stan zdrowia, stan cywilny lub rodzinny, status kombatanta. EA dostosowuje miejsca pracy dla niepełnosprawnych pracowników lub kandydatów zgodnie z obowiązującym prawem.

Days Open: 61

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA jest pracodawcą realizującym politykę równych szans w zatrudnieniu. Wszystkie decyzje dotyczące pracowników są podejmowane bez względu na: rasę, kolor skóry, przynależność etniczną, kraj pochodzenia, płeć, tożsamość płciową, orientację seksualną, wiek, informację genetyczną, wyznanie, niepełnosprawność, stan zdrowia, stan cywilny lub rodzinny, status kombatanta. EA dostosowuje miejsca pracy dla niepełnosprawnych pracowników lub kandydatów zgodnie z obowiązującym prawem.