Tech Risk Global Cyber Defense & Intel Cybercrime Threat Engineer Associate

Goldman Sachs • Dallas, TX

321d

About The Position

Led by the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Technology Risk secures Goldman Sachs against hackers and other cyber threats. We are responsible for detecting and preventing attempted cyber intrusions against the firm, helping the firm develop more secure applications and infrastructure, developing software in support of our efforts, measuring cybersecurity risk, and designing and driving implementation of cybersecurity controls. The team has global presence across the Americas, APAC, India and EMEA. Within Technology Risk, the Global Cyber Defense and Intelligence (GCDI) identifies malicious activity, manage the lifecycle of vulnerabilities within GS technologies, and investigates and manages threats across the firm. We are a team of security, software, and product engineers that allow the firm to respond appropriately to firm risks through the use of detection models, security architecture, and cutting-edge cyber threat analysis to manage internal and external threats against the firm. Goldman Sachs has one of the most progressive Technology Risk teams in the industry and is continuing to push the development of risk in preference to security within technology and the business. Year on year success has led the team to work deeper into the organization and gain valuable insights into how technology needs to function, what its risk really is and how this impacts the business.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technology or analytical field.
• 3-5+ years of combined experience (or strong academic background) in cybersecurity, incident response, cyber fraud prevention or related fields.
• Experience with SQL and Python.
• Eagerness to learn about cyber fraud detection, bot management, client authentication technologies, and machine learning.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in a technology or analytical field.
• Proficiency in statistics and mathematics.
• Experienced with Python to automate repetitive tasks and for data analysis.
• An understanding of common cyber fraud tactics.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills—you enjoy sharing insights and brainstorming with teammates.

Responsibilities

• Monitor internal alerts and external intelligence sources (e.g., open-source, deep/dark web) to spot cybercrime patterns and emerging cyber threats.
• Correlate data points (e.g., malware indicators, authentication logs, bot activity) to understand malicious behaviors and at-risk populations.
• Support the creation of new detection models and automated alerts that identify suspicious account creations or account compromises.
• Investigate potential cyber fraud cases, document findings, and recommend quick, decisive actions to limit financial and reputational impact.
• Partner with divisional tech risk, engineers, data scientists, and business teams to refine detection methods and develop scalable prevention techniques.
• Clearly articulate risks, concerns, and potential solutions to stakeholders in concise, understandable terms.
• Identify process gaps and propose creative, 'out-of-the-box' improvements that make our defenses smarter and stronger.
• Stay curious by exploring new tools, techniques, and intel sources that help us outpace cybercriminals' evolving tactics.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree