Vulnerability Data Analyst

Company Description

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we’ll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

Job Description

The Vulnerability Data Analyst will be joining NBCUniversal at an exciting time when it is transforming from an operational, tool-based cyber defense program to an intelligence and threat-based organization.  The vulnerability management team is no different; growing and transforming to a service offering for the entire company, and partnering with the rest of the Cyber Security organization to shape the future of cyber defenses at NBCUniversal.

The Vulnerability Data Analyst will be expected to ‘think like an adversary’, pulling from their diverse background and knowledge of IT, to identify, assess, prioritize, and communicate vulnerabilities and threats across the systems and applications making up the NBCUniversal IT ecosystem.

This position is a remote position; however, we prefer candidates who reside on the East Coast or Central time zone.

Responsibilities: 

• Support the Vulnerability Management Team at NBC Universal within the Operations Group.  Operational responsibilities will include the following:
  • Monitoring VM mailbox for customer requests
  • Using the Jira Ticketing tool to create tickets for all customer requests and track work in this tool
  • Configuring VM scans based on customer requirements and VM procedures
  • Providing scan reports
  • Configuring and executing validation scans
• Research vulnerabilities in software, firmware, and devices, and modern exploits and exploitation techniques in the following areas: Microsoft platform (Server, workstation, applications), Open Systems platforms (Linux, UNIX, VM Ware ESX), Java, Adobe, Web Application, Java web app virtualization platforms (e.g. WebSphere), Networking, Databases (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, IMS), and others.
• Assess publicly and privately announced security vulnerabilities to determine the risk based on severity, threat likelihood, and impact
• Assists in designing correction plans, mitigations, and full remediation actions
• Understand and communicate attack chains to management and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and application owners on security hotfixes or patch management validation
• Identify and recommend appropriate measures to manage and remediate vulnerabilities and reduce potential impacts on information resources to a level acceptable to the senior management of the company
• Support the cyber incident response team in specified vulnerability discovery and identification tasks during crisis management.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to develop requirements for service enhancements

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in either vulnerability management or related information security field
• 1+ years of operational experience with the Qualys Vulnerability Scanning Application
• Experience in threat and vulnerability management, security operations
• Familiar with industry-standard security best practices and vulnerability management processes including compliance reporting
• Advanced experience with vulnerability scanning tools (Qualys preferred) and other vulnerability management tools
• Demonstrate knowledge of networking concepts and devices (Firewalls, Routers, Switches, and Load Balancers)
• Demonstrate an understanding of network and web-related protocols (such as TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, HTTP, HTTPS, and routing protocols)
• Experience developing and improving KPIs, metrics, and trending for vulnerability management functions
• Understanding of how applications, networking, operating systems, and databases work

Desired Characteristics:

• Python/Scripting knowledge and/or ability to run API scripting.  
• Intellectual capability and curiosity to learn complex processes.
• Highly collaborative; personally, and professionally self-aware; able to and interested in interacting with employees at all levels; embody integrity; and represent and inspire the highest ethical standards.
• Strong sense of urgency and commitment, as well as sound business sense with a strategic, conceptual, and operational orientation
• Experience advising on technical-related issues
• Passion for and interest in the media and entertainment industry highly desired
• Flexible, organized, and passionate about advanced cybersecurity
• Great interpersonal skills and love for a team environment

Additional Requirements:

• Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, most commonly an employee’s residence.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $70,000 - $90,000.

We are accepting applications for this position on an ongoing basis.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.

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qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner
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