Cybersecurity Analyst @ UpGuard

Cybersecurity Analyst

Posted on 12/8/2022

INACTIVE

Locations

Dallas, TX, USA

Experience Level

Entry

Junior

Mid

Senior

Expert

Desired Skills

Communications

Requirements

Invent the future of cyber security and protect the privacy of millions of people
Research and evaluate new vectors which may lead to unnecessary data exposure
Develop and utilize in-house tools to scale research methods across the internet
Report on potential exposures for customers, prospects and partnered organisations
Work with customers and prospective customers to determine their required solutions and scope
Identify, investigate and analyse customers business processes, procedures and work practices to determine risks
Lend expertise, advice and recommendations to media and governmental organisations on the subject of data exposure and breaches
Generalist technical skills: comfortable with basic system administration and scripting, and able to learn quickly when needed
A keen sense of curiosity and ability to find unconventional solutions to difficult problems
Team-first collaborative approach to problem solving
Genuine interest in cyber security as an evolving body of knowledge
Ability to design and automate your work and effectiveness
Excellent written and spoken communication skills to provide case notes/support to customers
Don't worry about degrees or certificates- show us something you have done
Familiarity with methods for reconnaissance using OSINT
Hands on experience developing and/or administering software
Awareness of responsible disclosure standards

Responsibilities

UpGuard provides a Data Leaks service to our customers and with our current growth, are looking for someone to come on board and own the data leaks program for enterprise customers
You will be responsible for using our proprietary leak detection engine to detect and investigate customers' potential leaks of credentials, personal information, and business secrets

Who are we?

UpGuard’s mission is to protect the world’s data. We obsessively seek out elegant, robust ways to enable our customers to find, acknowledge, and remediate cyber risk. With UpGuard, organizations leverage our security expertise and software to automate what were once laborious, spreadsheet-driven processes–whether it’s monitoring the attack surface of hundreds of vendors or assessing the security of their own infrastructure. UpGuard is used by some of the world’s largest, fastest growing and most innovative companies.

Why are we hiring this role?

UpGuard provides a Data Leaks service to our customers and with our current growth, are looking for someone to come on board and own the data leaks program for enterprise customers. You will be responsible for using our proprietary leak detection engine to detect and investigate customers’ potential leaks of credentials, personal information, and business secrets.

As part of our team, you’ll work with other researchers to improve our leak detection methodologies, and interact with customers to understand their risks and guide leak remediation. You are as comfortable investigating large data collections on a computer as you are explaining the findings to stakeholders.

What will you accomplish?

Invent the future of cyber security and protect the privacy of millions of people
Research and evaluate new vectors which may lead to unnecessary data exposure
Develop and utilize in-house tools to scale research methods across the internet
Report on potential exposures for customers, prospects and partnered organisations
Work with customers and prospective customers to determine their required solutions and scope
Identify, investigate and analyse customers business processes, procedures and work practices to determine risks
Lend expertise, advice and recommendations to media and governmental organisations on the subject of data exposure and breaches

What do we need from you?

Generalist technical skills: comfortable with basic system administration and scripting, and able to learn quickly when needed
A keen sense of curiosity and ability to find unconventional solutions to difficult problems
Team-first collaborative approach to problem solving
Genuine interest in cyber security as an evolving body of knowledge
Ability to design and automate your work and effectiveness
Excellent written and spoken communication skills to provide case notes/support to customers.

What would give you an edge?

Don’t worry about degrees or certificates– show us something you have done
Familiarity with methods for reconnaissance using OSINT
Hands on experience developing and/or administering software
Awareness of responsible disclosure standards

What’s in it for you?

Rapidly growing user base: Work directly with some of the world’s largest, fastest growing, and most innovative companies
Interesting problems, at scale: Deeply explore the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, with a platform processing billions of data points daily
Learn from industry-leading experts: Our security research has been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Gizmodo, Engadget, Forbes, ZDNet, and The Guardian
Impact: See the impact of your work on a daily basis, with data and impact available on dashboards you have access to
Generous compensation: Extremely competitive base salary and equity
Great perks: Free lunch, flexible work arrangements, and gym reimbursement

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check and reference checks. Also please note that at this time, we cannot support candidates requiring visa sponsorship or re-location. Apologies.

51-200 employees

Website

Third-party risk & attack surface management

Company Overview

UpGuard's mission is to protect the world's data.

Benefits

Free lunches and coffee
Gym reimbursement
Flexible work arrangements (work-from-home)
A 401(k) plan, health, dental, and vision benefits (US employees)

Company Core Values

Care about our team - Understand what matters to our employees. Give them what they need to do their best work.
Be excellent to each other - No games. No bullshit. We rely on our peers to improve. Be open, honest and kind.
Pride in what we do - Value quality and integrity in everything we do.
Don't #!&$ the customer - Understand customers' stated and unstated needs. Make them wildly successful.
Do the impossible - Be energized by difficult problems. Revel in unknowns. Ask 'Why?', but always question, 'Why not?'