Principal Researcher, Financial Services
Core
Leverage expert knowledge of industry-specific threats to provide meaningful intelligence, identify emerging trends, and establish thought leadership for the financial services sector.
Role type
Principal Researcher (Threat Intelligence)
Builds
Threat intelligence reports, analyses, and industry engagement content
Domain
Cybersecurity / Financial Services
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Threat intelligence analysis, adversary attack lifecycle knowledge, TTPs identification, high-fidelity IoC analysis, data analysis tools (passive DNS, network infrastructure), MITRE ATT&CK framework, Diamond Model, internal telemetry analysis, open-source dataset analysis, industry connection building
Preferred skills
Financial services industry cybersecurity needs knowledge, public speaking at conferences, research publication history, social media engagement, malware analysis interpretation, scripting languages
Technologies
MITRE ATT&CK, Diamond Model, passive DNS, network infrastructure, host-based information, Palo Alto Networks internal telemetry
Responsibilities
Collect and analyze threat intelligence data across cyberthreat categories relevant to financial services; Document and communicate emerging threats and trends; Translate threat intelligence into multiple formats for partners; Map findings into threat intelligence repositories; Investigate and communicate adversary actions using frameworks; Conduct deep analysis using internal telemetry and open-source datasets; Perform quick-turnaround threat analysis; Serve as internal SME for financial services threats; Demonstrate thought leadership; Foster collaboration with stakeholders and partners; Grow and maintain industry connections