Principal Cyber Threat Analyst-Remote

You could be the one who changes everything for our 26 million members by using technology to improve health outcomes around the world. As a diversified, national organization, Centene's technology professionals have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.

Position Purpose: Responsible for leading execution of daily enterprise threat hunting activities, supporting incident response activities and maturing the threat hunting program. Conduct detailed technical analysis of internal and external cyber threat intelligence to proactively hunt for indicators of compromise, identify system weaknesses, and propose technical fixes. Provide tactical expertise during the execution of high and critical severity crisis management engagements to actively defend the network. Build and execute new threat hunting capabilities to support Centene's strategic direction in cloud migration and M&A activities.

This role will be responsible for the program buildout and investigation of Cyber Enabled Fraud targeting Centene.

Create policies, processes, and technological capabilities to enable the identification of fraudulent activities and improve our ability to quickly and thoroughly investigate these activities

Lead day-to-day hunt execution and serve as an escalation point for complex technical issues

Perform hunt planning by utilizing advanced analysis of adversary tactics, exploits, malicious code, and capabilities

Identify gaps or vulnerabilities in security systems, network devices, and controls to validate effectiveness and configuring of security devices and tools; assign appropriate SLAs to drive system compliance and remediation efforts

Use hunt execution strategies to identify, analyze, correlate, mitigate, track, and develop content for tools and processes related to indicators of comprise

Identify anomalous activity and potential insider threats by analyzing external and internal log sources to identify attack trends and threat tactics; create strategic threat intelligence reports and briefings

Collect and analyze post exploit data and leverage the results to prevent recurrences

Assist with execution of monitoring, incident response, and threat hunting efforts

Develop new threat hunting capabilities, identify requirements and collaborate with IT Security and traditional IT teams

Conduct system and network threat analysis to identify weaknesses and propose remediation, fine tune security tools and system hardening guidelines

Conduct active defense of the network in support of incident response / crisis management and breach response activities

Lead insider threat monitoring and investigation in coordination with Physical Security, Human Resources, and CSIRT team

Train Cyber Threat Analysts in the process and technical skills needed for threat hunting

Education/Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Systems, or related or equivalent experience. 7+ years of experience in Cyber Security, Forensics or Cloud Security. Experience in health care / insurance industry and data analysis experience preferred.

License/Certification:

Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA), GIAC Certified Pentester (GPEN) preferred

Preferred Experience: Background dealing with Cyber Security, Fraud and Complex Investigations

Our Comprehensive Benefits Package: Flexible work solutions including remote options, hybrid work schedules and dress flexibility, Competitive pay, Paid time off including holidays, Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents, 401(k) and stock purchase plans, Tuition reimbursement and best-in-class training and development.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.