Staff Security Engineer, Threat Intelligence

MongoDB’s mission is to empower innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data. We enable organizations of all sizes to easily build, scale, and run modern applications by helping them modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our industry-leading developer data platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available in more than 115 regions across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Atlas allows customers to build and run applications anywhere—on premises, or across cloud providers. With offices worldwide and over 175,000 new developers signing up to use MongoDB every month, it’s no wonder that leading organizations, like Samsung and Toyota, trust MongoDB to build next-generation, AI-powered applications.

MongoDB is seeking a Staff Threat Intelligence Engineer responsible for technical leadership in the Threat Intelligence function as part of the MongoDB Security Operations organization.  

The Threat Intelligence function is responsible for collaborating broadly across the Security, Product and Technology organizations to inform technical security decision making and risk analysis.  This will be accomplished through a deep understanding of the MongoDB business and customer base, delivery of focused periodic outbound reports, the development of regularly scheduled tabletop exercises, and on-demand research based on the needs of Incident Response and other teams.  This individual will help establish new working relationships and will uplevel and grow the program to a level of maturity commensurate with the growth of the MongoDB business while staying ahead of customer demands.

• Develop the threat intelligence facets of the overall Security Operations program in order to deliver business outcomes aligning to the overall Global Security Office strategy
• Integrate threat intelligence data into detection, response, red team, and threat hunting processes in order to drive focused and efficient work
• Identify and develop intelligence data sources appropriate for the company’s needs
• Perform ongoing detailed threat analysis based on external incidents, emergent threats or internal requests from security leadership
• Collaborate broadly across the Security, Product and Technology organizations to better inform technical security decision making and overall risk analysis
• Provide actionable and relevant intelligence products periodically and on demand to enhance proactive security capabilities
• Drive towards clarity in complex and ambiguous situations including complex incidents and sensitive investigations
• Guide partner teams to strategically enhance our mitigation tools and defense posture based on analysis of TTPs of likely adversaries targeting MongoDB or its customers

• 10+ years experience in a technical cybersecurity analysis role
• Strong understanding of threat modeling and intelligence frameworks
• Experience using security information management, intelligence platforms, and orchestration tools, and integrating them into automated response processes
• Ability to navigate complex organizational environments and drive change
• Proficiency in one or more scripting languages
• GCTI, GOSI, GCIH, CISSP or other industry certifications are a plus

• Deep understanding of the security industry, best practices, emerging technologies, and leading solutions
• Demonstrated passion for cyber threat intelligence and technology
• Strong oral and written communication skills with a high degree of comfort with varying types of audiences including executive staff
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively to identify value and opportunity in unstructured situations
• Emotional intelligence, flexible work style, and excellent diplomatic skills across all levels of an organization
• Experience designing and delivering simple solutions to complex problems and executing projects on time and to customer satisfaction

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REQ ID: 3263218634