Senior Insider Threat Analyst - Georgia IT Innovation Center - Georgia IT Innovation Center

Job Description

Work Arrangement:

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren, MI or Roswell, GA based Innovation Center three times per week, at minimum.

The role:

​Insider Threat Analysts are responsible for detecting and responding to potential threats from within General Motors, whether they’re from employees, business partners, or third-party vendors. Analyst will review risks related to data loss, circumvention of controls, abuse of access, sabotage, and fraud by means of identifying patterns and trends via application and security logs. Analysts will gather data and put together their findings to present to key stakeholders to substantiate risks and mitigate these risks accordingly.

• Identify, Deter, Detect, & Mitigate actions by employees who may represent a threat or risk to GM
• Document and develop requirements for onboarding of use cases, log data sources and detections
• Apply lessons learned methodologies from previous cases to new detection methods
• Combining data from multiple sources to observe any anomaly in employee behavior.
• Conducting risk assessments on collected data and establishing systems that extract data to monitor suspicious activity.
• Perform device and network-based forensic analysis
• Taking immediate action on any activity that looks to have malicious intent.
• Making recommendations on existing procedures and policy layers.

Additional Job Description

What You’ll Do:

Insider Threat Analysts will leverage tools such as user and entity behavior analytics, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) security controls, and SIEM tools. Additional forensic tools for end point analysis and mobile devices may be leveraged. Understanding of security endpoint tools and the data they generate will be used as part of ongoing analysis work.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• A bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, information technology, computer science, or a related field or equivalent work experience. A master's degree is a plus.
• Certifications related to Digital Forensics and Incident Response is a plus
• At least 5-8 years of experience working in cybersecurity, with a focus on insider threat detection and mitigation.
• Experience in analyzing and investigating insider threat incidents, identifying vulnerabilities, and recommending security measures.
• Experience of cloud hosted solutions such as Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Amazon Web Services
• Experience with investigative methods and techniques and documentation
• Strong communication skills and able to work independently.
• Experience with data analytics tools to identify trends.
• Knowledge of industry best practices and standards related to insider threat management.
• Familiarity with tools and technologies used for insider threat detection, such as data loss prevention (DLP) systems, user behavior analytics (UBA), and security information and event management (SIEM) platforms.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us 

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:
• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values; 
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.   We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

GM is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. GM is committed to providing a work environment free from unlawful discrimination and advancing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, all practices and decisions relating to terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment are made without regard to an individual's protected characteristics. For purposes of this policy, “protected characteristics" include an individual's actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, weight, height, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.  If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at Careers.Accommodations@GM.com or call us at 800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.​