Monitor, identify, consolidate, and report on technical security threats to the university network on a regular cadence.
Develop predictive analytics strategies and risk-based security intelligence products to counter advanced threat actors and shifting challenges.
Design and maintain comprehensive Third-Party Risk Management and Dark Web Cyber Threat Intelligence programs.
Investigate security alerts, correlate indicators of compromise (IOCs), and perform software/malware analysis to determine impact and attacker methodology.
Develop and tune security use cases within SIEM and logging environments for real-time threat detection.
Coordinate vulnerability scanning, translate findings into actionable mitigation tasks, and provide strategic oversight to contractors.
Convey complex technical analysis to senior leadership and collaborate with cross-functional IT teams to continually mature the cyber program.

Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree in a technical field (e.g., Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology).
In lieu of a formal degree, 5 to 10 years of highly relevant professional work experience in information security may be substituted.
Demonstrated experience working as a Threat Analyst or Vulnerability Management professional.
Proficiency in scripting or programming languages, such as Python, to automate data analysis and data centralization tasks.
Strong knowledge of threat centralization tools, security threats, and modern detection techniques.
Ability to integrate, normalize, and correlate large volumes of disparate security data to identify complex patterns and trends.
Experience utilizing and configuring enterprise vulnerability scanning and assessment tools.
Proven capability to conduct data analysis to attribute cyber-attacks to specific threat actors and behaviors.
Proven experience with advanced tools and security controls focused on proactive threat detection.
Professional security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CEH, CompTIA Security+, or GIAC certifications such as GCIH/GCIA).

Security Threat and Vulnerability Program Manager

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