External Attack Surface Management Analyst

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The External Attack Surface Management (EASM) Analyst is responsible for helping identify, validate, monitor, and reduce internet-facing cybersecurity exposures across the Bank. This role supports the External Attack Surface Management program through continuous discovery of externally accessible assets, verification of security findings, remediation coordination, notification, and automation of operational processes. A successful candidate is a technically curious cybersecurity professional who enjoys understanding how attackers view organizations from the outside. They will leverage security tooling, open-source intelligence (OSINT), scripting, and adversary-informed techniques to identify risks affecting the Bank's external footprint. This position is ideal for someone with a passion for offensive security concepts, Capture-the-Flag (CTF) challenges, scripting, threat research, and continuous learning within the cybersecurity domain. A successful candidate for this role: ·        Thinks like an attacker while operating responsibly within an enterprise environment. ·        Enjoys technical investigation and validation of security findings. ·        Automates repetitive tasks whenever possible. ·        Has a passion for cybersecurity research, CTFs, threat hunting, or offensive security concepts. ·        Continuously seeks to improve visibility and reduce organizational risk through data-driven analysis. Essential Responsibilities ·        Assist in continuous discovery and monitoring of internet-facing assets, including domains, IP ranges, cloud resources, web applications, APIs, and digital infrastructure. ·        Validate and investigate findings generated by External Attack Surface Management platforms and other security tools. ·        Identify unknown, unmanaged, orphaned, or shadow IT assets and support onboarding into enterprise asset management and security processes. ·        Conduct technical analysis to determine exposure severity, business impact, and likelihood of exploitation. ·        Perform manual verification of externally exposed services, misconfigurations, certificates, and publicly accessible resources. ·        Utilize OSINT and adversary-inspired reconnaissance techniques to identify potential external risks and attack surfaces. ·        Develop and maintain Python scripts and automation solutions to improve asset discovery, validation, enrichment, and reporting processes. ·        Maintain accurate documentation of findings, investigations, remediation activities, and operational procedures. ·        Assist with reporting and metrics related to asset coverage, remediation progress, unknown asset discovery, and exposure reduction. ·        Support incident response, threat hunting, and cyber investigations when external attack surface exposures are identified. ·        Stay informed on emerging threats, attacker techniques, and internet-facing security trends. Basic Qualifications ·        Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; or equivalent work experience. ·        1+ years of experience in cybersecurity or related information technology disciplines.

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