Security Monitoring and Response Analyst II

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Security Monitoring and Response Analyst II

Who is Mastercard?

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential.
Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

Overview

Mastercard is seeking a skilled Intelligence Analyst to join our Intelligence and Threat Analysis team. This role will focus on gathering, analyzing, and reporting on cybercrime and physical threats targeting Mastercard. The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years of experience in intelligence analysis and will act as a liaison between internal Corporate Security teams, Mastercard technology teams, and external partners.

Key responsibilities include tracking Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors, leveraging Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) techniques, and identifying threats to Mastercard’s infrastructure. The analyst will also support mitigation efforts, explore opportunities for automation, and contribute to continuous process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct intelligence gathering, analysis, and reporting on cyber and physical threats to Mastercard.
• Monitor and analyze Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors, their Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), and their impact on financial institutions.
• Utilize Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) techniques to enhance intelligence reports for senior management and key business partners.
• Identify, assess, and report on threats targeting Mastercard’s infrastructure and assist with mitigation efforts.
• Develop automated solutions to improve intelligence operations and address operational gaps.
• Recommend and implement business and process improvements to enhance efficiency and intelligence effectiveness.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to strengthen Mastercard’s security posture.

All About You

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Digital Forensics, Cybersecurity, Telecommunications, or Information Assurance.
• 2-3 years of experience as an intelligence analyst with a strong foundation in critical thinking and the intelligence cycle.
• Broad understanding of networking and enterprise IT systems.
• Strong knowledge of APIs, scripting languages, and regular expressions.
• Experience developing and maintaining intelligence platforms or automation tools.
• Knowledge of key threats to the financial sector, including payment system vulnerabilities and business service risks.
• Familiarity with intelligence source rating methodologies.
• Experience in cyber threat scenario development for exercises and simulations.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Experience working in a global team or within a Follow-the-Sun operational model.
• Active participation in security and intelligence community associations is a plus.

Corporate Security Responsibility

Every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security. All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and therefore, it is expected that the successful candidate for this position must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.

NOTE: Candidates go through a thorough screening and interview process. There is no need to include all preferred skills in the job description.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.