Senior Threat Analyst

City of New York • New York, NY

11d • $75,000 - $125,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) uses technology to improve opportunity, public safety, and government services across New York City. OTI’s Cyber Command protects City systems and vital services from cyber threats, supporting more than 100 agencies and offices in protecting, detecting, identifying, responding to, and recovering from cyber threats.

The Senior Threat Analyst supports Cyber Command’s Threat Management discipline as part of an initiative to strengthen defenses against evolving cybersecurity threats to City infrastructure, public services, and sensitive data. The role monitors City networks and security alerts, analyzes threat information, supports mitigation and escalation, and contributes to incident readiness and SOC operations. The position is based in Brooklyn, NY and supports a 24/7 operation, with possible shifts including days, nights, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to projects and policies required by the particular position, or equivalent education and/or experience.
• Experience related to projects and policies required by the particular position.

Responsibilities

• Staff 24x7x365 coverage at the City’s Security Operations Center (SOC), augmenting full-time employee shift schedules, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Interface with OTI Cyber Command teams, City agencies, vendors, and information-sharing partners.
• Monitor City networks and security alerts for intrusions, attempted compromise, and anomalous behavior.
• Apply mitigation techniques or escalation factors and correlate threat intelligence across logs collected by established security controls.
• Produce routine SOC metrics and reporting.
• Maintain situation reports (SITREPs) and perform weekly quality control checks.
• Work with the SOC Director on incident preparation, including continuously developing SOC playbooks and runbooks.
• Handle special projects and initiatives as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior