Analyst II-Threat Intel

Role overview

Analyst II-Threat Intel at Verizon

Vulnerability Detection & Assessment: Configuring, scheduling, and maintaining enterprise vulnerability scanning tools across global networks, cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure), and application layers.

Serving as a primary line of defense, you will be responsible for detecting, evaluating, and managing the resolution of security weaknesses throughout our international enterprise systems, software, and cloud-based infrastructures.

Responsibilities

• Risk Evaluation & Prioritization: Analyzing scan results to validate vulnerabilities, filtering out false positives.
• Prioritize remediation efforts based on risk severity (CVSS), threat intelligence, asset criticality, and potential business impact.
• Remediation Management: Partnering with cross-functional IT, software engineering, and cloud infrastructure teams to drive the timely patching and remediation of identified security flaws.
• Continuous Improvement: Developing and automate vulnerability management workflows, integrating security checks.
• Reporting & Metrics: Design and generate executive-level and operational reports detailing current risk posture, remediation SLAs, and overall EVM program effectiveness.
• Threat Intelligence Integration: Staying up-to-date with zero-day vulnerabilities, the latest exploit techniques, and industry mitigation strategies to proactively defend the enterprise.
• What we’re looking for …
• You’ll need to have:
• Bachelor's degree or two or more years of work experience
• Two or more years of experience in vulnerability management, security engineering, or a related cyber defense role.
• Hands-on administrative experience with enterprise vulnerability scanning platforms (e.g., Tenable, Crowdstrike, Fortify, Sonatype).
• Strong understanding of network protocols, operating systems (Windows, Linux), and cloud architectures.
• Deep knowledge of vulnerability scoring systems and frameworks (CVSS, OWASP Top 10, MITRE ATT&CK).
• Even better if you have one or more of the following:
• Certifications: Industry-recognized security certifications such as CompTIA CySA+, CEH, CISM, or cloud-specific security certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Security, Azure Security Engineer).
• Scripting/Automation: Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automating data collection, tool integrations via APIs, and workflow orchestration.
• Scale: Prior experience operating within a large, highly distributed, international enterprise environment.
• Proactive self-starter with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of effectively translating complex technical risks into clear business impacts for non-technical stakeholders; demonstrates outstanding written and verbal communication and works well independently.
• Where you’ll be working
• In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.
• Scheduled Weekly Hours
• 40

Employment details

• Location: Chennai [India], Hyderabad [India]

About the employer

• When you join Verizon
• The Verizon Cyber Security (VCS) organization securely enables the business by protecting assets and information across Verizon networks, infrastructure and applications.
• The Exposure & Vulnerability Management (EVM) Engineer is a critical part of the Verizon Cyber Defense Engineering team, dedicated to protecting Verizon against evolving cyber threats.

Additional role details

• You want more out of a career.
• A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different.
• Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive.
• At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy.
• We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world.
• Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins.
• In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always.
• Want in?
• Join the #VTeamLife.
• What you’ll be doing...
• VCS integrates cybersecurity governance, policies, technologies and operations across Verizon, and works to incorporate security into the design of technology systems and services.
• This role bridges the gap between threat intelligence and IT operations, ensuring that vulnerabilities are identified and remediated before they can be exploited.
• Verizon is an equal opportunity employer.
• We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability or any other legally protected characteristics.