Cybersecurity Engineer - Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are—with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. Moody’s is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we’re advancing AI to move from insight to action—enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it. We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence.

If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity. 

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent analytical, research and problem-solving skills; leverage threat intelligence to provide actionable insights that support decision-making at all levels of the organization.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; articulate and visually present technical information to a non-technical audience, translate into business-relevant insights and build lasting relationships with stakeholders.
• Ability to generate hypotheses based on threat intelligence and validate them through proactive threat hunts across endpoint, network, and cloud telemetry data.
• Ability to work independently within minimal supervision; timely and accurate delivery of assigned tasks, seeks help from peers or supervisor(s) as and when required.
• Solid understanding of fundamental cybersecurity, operating system and networking concepts and terminology; e.g. protocols, architecture, OWASP, MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, CIS, etc.
• Strong understanding of the Cyber Kill Chain and the Diamond Model; including cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and threat actor tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs). 
• Proficiency in managing commercial and open-source threat intelligence platforms and tools; knowledge of Python or PowerShell for automation tasks (desired).
• A can-do attitude; comfortable ‘wearing many hats’ and demonstrating focus and proactiveness to get the job done, with a strong desire to learn and develop your skills.
• Basic understanding of artificial intelligence concepts, with curiosity and enthusiasm for learning how AI tools can be used to improve processes and drive efficiency. Interest in exploring AI systems and a willingness to develop awareness of responsible AI practices, including risk management and ethical use.

Education 

• Desired: BS or MS degree, preferably in Technology, Computer Science or Cybersecurity.
• Relevant certifications from GIAC (e.g. GCTI, GOSI), ISC2 (e.g. CISSP), ISACA (e.g. CISM), CREST (e.g. CPTIA) or other industry-recognized certification bodies considered a plus.
• 2-3 years working in a similar cyber security role.

Responsibilities

The Cybersecurity Engineer – Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst will monitor, analyse, and report on cyber threats to identify risks, support defence strategies, and enhance organizational security posture.

• Deliver timely threat intelligence reports and briefings to stakeholders, including technical and executive teams, outlining the current or potential impact and mitigation strategies.
• Continuously monitor for security threats, events, technologies, vendors and other aspects of the cyber threat landscape; drive enhancements to our security posture where appropriate.
• Conduct proactive hypothesis-driven hunting exercises to uncover malicious activity that evades traditional security controls; report on actionable findings to strengthen controls.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to proactively hunt for threats across the environment and prioritize detection capabilities based on the latest intelligence findings.
• Develop and maintain organizational and business-focused priority intelligence requirements (PIRs) and lead threat intelligence projects and initiatives inline with organizational goals.
• Maintain operational effectiveness of our threat intelligence platforms; enhance intelligence gathering, processing and dissemination. Analyse threat intelligence alerts.
• Maintain relationships with external threat intelligence communities (e.g. ISACs, government, peers, vendors) to exchange relevant intelligence and stay informed of evolving threats.
• Support the Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) team during active investigations; provide on-call support for emergency or high severity issues.

About the team

Our Cyber Threat Management team is responsible for proactively identifying, preparing for, responding to, and learning from significant cyber threats. One of the ways we do this is by continuously monitoring for external threats to Moody’s brand, people and data – and then transforming these insights into actionable intelligence that helps bolster defenses, increase awareness and aid decision making.

By joining our team, you will help enhance our program, leverage cutting-edge technologies and sharpen your skills by working alongside the wider Cyber Security team (e.g. SOC, Red Team, Engineering) – giving you the opportunity to collaborate globally across the organization to safeguard Moody’s.

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Annual base salary gross: 42,100 EUR to 67,500 EUR. Applicable to Lithuania candidates: The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Moody’s salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as candidate’s qualifications, skills, and competencies. The salary is one component of Moody’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards and benefits include the following: Medical, Personal Accident, Life Insurance and Time Off.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.

For more information on the Securities Trading Program, please refer to the STP Quick Reference guide on ComplianceNet

Please note: STP categories are assigned by the hiring teams and are subject to change over the course of an employee’s tenure with Moody’s.