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EY Cyber Defense Analyst United States, New Jersey 296501048
08.10.2025
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Skills and attributes for success
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
- Leadership and team collaboration experience
- Adaptability to diverse cultural environments
- Technical proficiency in cybersecurity tools
- Strategic thinking and planning capabilities
- Proactive risk management mindset
- Experience in incident response coordination
To qualify for the role you must have
- 10+ years of Information Security experience with a focus on offensive security and/or threat intelligence
- Minimum 3 years of Red Team experience
- Experience managing and/or executing exercises and simulations
- An expert ability to assess an organization’s strengths and weaknesses, and building remediation plans
- Demonstrated experience documenting and communicating the risk of security gaps
- An expert understanding of threat modelling and risk assessment
- An in-depth understanding of security control functionality in the context of threats
- An interest and aptitude for engaging stakeholders and developing a functional network of subject matter experts
- Proficiency developing non-traditional solutions to complex challenges
Ideally, you’ll also have
- Functional understanding of the TIBER Framework
- Experience engaging regulators
- Incident Response experience
- Time spent working with a globally dispersed team in a large enterprise
What we offer you
The compensation ranges below are provided in order to comply with United States pay transparency laws. Other geographies will follow their local salary guidelines, which may not be a direct conversion of published US salary ranges. At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn .
- We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $152,700 to $294,000. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $183,300 to $334,100. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
- Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
- Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
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