Incident & Threat Analyst ( SOC )

About This Role

Discover. A brighter future.

With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:

What You'll Do

Actively leads incident monitoring, handling, and response activities. Maintains up-to-date, high-level knowledge of detection capabilities and attacker techniques. Leads cross-functional program optimization efforts. Ensures compliance to audit, regulatory, and legal requirements. Coaches and mentors others.

Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.


How You'll Do It

• Maintains an in-depth knowledge of security trends, attacker techniques, and relevant threat actors Use data analysis and threat intel to detect, disrupt, and eradicate threat actors. Proactively detects advanced threats and adversaries that evade traditional security controls. Develops hunt scenarios, translate them into iterative processes, and leverage findings to create new detection methodologies. Identifies innovative detection and responsive opportunities and processes consistent with business goals and corporate risk tolerance.

• Provides mitigation services for identified threats and security incidents.

• Test security effectiveness and defensive readiness for the organization.

• Builds and maintains effective relationships with peers and internal business partners.

• Assists in the development of presentations and executive briefings regarding relevant security incidents and findings to senior management.

• Generate strategically relevant attack scenarios to simulate adversaries. Draws attention to business impact of computer, system, and network security issues. Evaluates effectiveness of defense-in-depth architecture against identified threats.

• Coaches and mentors junior team members.

Qualifications You'll Need

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors Computer Science, Information Security or related

• 4+ years Information Security, Computer Science, Data Analytics or related

Internal applicants only: technical proficiency of Competent on the Dreyfus Cybersecurity scale.

In Lieu of Education Experience

• 6+ years Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, Data Analytics or related

Preferred Requirements
 

• GIAC (GCIA, GCIH, GCFE, GPEN, GREM, etc.)

• Security+

• Network+

• GIAC certified

• OSCP, CEH, etc.

Physical and Cognitive Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

• Primarily remain in a stationary position.

• No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.

• Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.

• Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.

External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview.

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Jul-13-2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation:

The base pay for this position generally ranges between $77,500.00 to $131,500.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Benefits:

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

• Paid Parental Leave

• Paid Time Off

• 401(k) Plan

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account

• Short and Long Term Disability, Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurances

• Recognition Program

• Education Assistance

• Commuter Benefits

• Family Support Programs

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

Discover, a division of Capital One, N.A., is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights)

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email HireAccommodation@discover.com. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.

At Discover, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace through our Fair Chance Hiring practices. Fair Chance Hiring means that we base our hiring decisions on an applicant’s qualifications rather than their criminal record. All our positions are subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Our applicants go through a background check, and we follow all applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance (LA County Fair Chance).

Positions marked as remote eligible are limited to remote locations within the country in which the position is based.

Applicants must be 18 or older at the time of hire.