Senior Manager, Threat Intel Research

Your CareerWe are seeking a Senior Manager, Cyber Threat Intelligence to lead our Fusion Intelligence Team (FIT), which is part of the Intel Response Unit within our broader Unit 42 Threat Intelligence organization. FIT’s mission is to conduct accelerated threat intelligence collection and analysis with a focus on pivoting from open-source intelligence (OSINT) to internal holdings to contextualize, cluster, and develop insights into emerging and ongoing threat activity. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with world-class researchers and engineers across Palo Alto Networks, ensuring your team's intelligence findings further additional cyber threat intel research, consultant engagements, customer and executive insights, and product integrations.If you are an experienced cybersecurity professional and leader with a passion for threat intelligence, collaborating across research and product teams, and growing your team members, we invite you to join our dynamic organization.Your ImpactAs the Senior Manager of the Fusion Intelligence Team, your primary responsibilities will include:Rapid OSINT fusion: Determine the credibility and relevance of OSINT and integrate it with other available data to build a more complete cyber threat intelligence picture. Enter priority intelligence findings, indicators of compromise (IOCs), and threat actor information into the organization's threat intelligence knowledge repository. Ensure continuous updates to threat actor, industry, region, and malware profiles. Continually enhance team workflows to improve the scalability and effectiveness of the team's analytical capabilities.Leverage unique data holdings and partner across teams: Harness the full weight of the company's unique data holdings, including product telemetry, front line Incident Response (IR) data, and partner information. Utilize these resources to produce and communicate the most unique and valuable insights, enhancing the effectiveness and differentiation of our threat intelligence capabilities. Produce Intelligence Bulletins, Threat Briefs, and other sharable content based on unique findings derived from the team’s analysis. Partner with other research and product teams to build joint capabilities and ensure findings are leveraged to the full extent. People management and career development: Manage and mentor a team of analysts. Foster their professional growth, provide guidance, and facilitate skill development to ensure a high-performing and cohesive team.Participate in rapid response efforts: Support the Intelligence Response Unit’s mission as the point organization for major cyber events (e.g. Log4j, SolarWinds) across all of Palo Alto Networks. Lead or assist with rapid response efforts, providing timely coordination across teams and supporting response actions with intelligence investigations.Contribute to external engagement: Amplify Unit 42 presence and credibility in the marketplace through thought leadership, including via speaking engagements, publishing threat research, and media exposure.