Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst at Wintrust Financial Corporation in Rosemont, Illinois

Job Description:

Wintrust is a financial holding company with approximately $62 billion in assets whose common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Guided by its “Different Approach, Better Results” philosophy, Wintrust offers the sophisticated resources of a large bank while providing a community banking experience to each customer. Wintrust operates more than 200 retail banking locations through 16 community bank subsidiaries in the greater Chicago, southern Wisconsin, west Michigan, northwest Indiana, and southwest Florida market areas. In addition, Wintrust operates various non-bank business units, providing residential mortgage origination, wealth management, commercial and life insurance premium financing, short-term accounts receivable financing/outsourced administrative services to the temporary staffing services industry, and qualified intermediary services for tax-deferred exchanges. Our unique business model is a competitive strength and value driver, powered by our talented colleagues who put our customers first and achieve better results for our clients.

Why join us?

• An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 11 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)




• Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible




• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few




• Promote from within culture

Why join this team?

• This position has the opportunity to interface with and have a positive impact on multiple areas of Wintrust's business




• We hold ourselves accountable to high standards, share wins, operate ethically, and have fun

Position Overview

The Threat Intelligence Senior Analyst is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating cyber threat intelligence to enhance the organization's security posture. This role involves monitoring a variety of sources to identify potential threats and providing actionable intelligence to stakeholders.

What You’ll Do

• Collect and analyze threat intelligence data from diverse sources, including open-source, commercial feeds, governmental data, and the deep and dark web.




• Monitor cyber threat activities and trends to identify potential risks to the organization.




• Disseminate threat intelligence to security stakeholders by providing reports, and alerts to the security team, business leaders, and risk managers.




• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to integrate threat intelligence into security tools and processes.




• Assist in developing and refining threat intelligence strategies and methodologies and perform work with a view toward improving overall security posture




• Communicate threat intelligence in a clear and concise manner that is understandable to various audiences.




• Collaborate with other teams in a positive manner and proactively look for opportunities to assist other teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years of threat intelligence experience




• Experience in leveraging the MITRE ATT&CK framework to map adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for effective threat modeling and detection strategies.




• Ability to manage the complete threat intelligence lifecycle, from planning and data collection to analysis, dissemination, and feedback.




• Proficient in using OSINT tools and methodologies to gather, analyze, and contextualize threat data from publicly available sources.




• Background in malware analysis, including both static and dynamic analysis techniques, to reverse-engineer malicious code and understand its behavior.

Benefits

Medical Insurance • Dental • Vision • Life insurance • Accidental death and dismemberment • Short-term and long-term Disability Insurance • Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount • Critical Illness Insurance • Accident Insurance • Transportation and Commuting Benefits • Banking Benefits • Pet Insurance

Compensation

The estimated salary range for this role is $80,000.00 - $95,000.00, along with eligibility to earn an annual bonus. Actual salaries may vary based on several factors, such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills and experience.

#LI-Hybrid

From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To be Chicago’s Bank® and Wisconsin's Bank®, we need to reflect that diversity both in all the communities we serve, the people we employ, the organizations we work with, and our banking and lending practices. Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.