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Visa Inc.

Cyber Security Analyst - Sr. Consultant level

Visa Inc.

Ashburn, VA · full time · Senior

$152,200 – $243,700

Listed on Visa Inc.’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

This role leads a team of incident responders at Visa's Cyber Fusion Centers, handling everything from identifying and containing security breaches to mentoring junior analysts and automating response workflows. It suits experienced security professionals with deep expertise in incident response, threat hunting, and enterprise SOC operations who want to combine hands-on technical work with leadership and process improvement at a major financial services company.

Our summary, not Visa Inc.’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

What they ask for

Required

  • 8+ years relevant work experience with Bachelor's degree, or 5+ years with Advanced degree, or 2+ years with PhD, or 11+ years total experience
  • Cyber security incident handling experience
  • Proficiency with common security tools (SIEM, AV, WAF, IDS, Netflow, Packet Analyzer, EDR)
  • Understanding of TCP/IP, packet analysis, and network security
  • Operating system expertise (Windows and Linux)
  • Understanding of web application security vulnerabilities
  • Problem-solving skills with ability to handle complex issues
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership abilities

Nice to have

  • 9+ years relevant work experience with Bachelor's degree or 7+ with Advanced degree or 3+ with PhD
  • Subject matter expertise in incident response, threat hunting, malware analysis, web application security, or security engineering
  • 3+ years SOC work experience
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or related technical discipline
  • Experience in enterprise-level incident response teams or SOCs
  • Security certifications (CISSP, GCIH, GCIA, GCED, GCFA, CySA+)
  • Extensive malware and network attack method knowledge
  • Web application security risk understanding
  • DDoS techniques and mitigation expertise
  • Cloud technologies and security best practices knowledge

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