Security Monitoring and Response Analyst Job Listing at Mastercard in O'Fallon, MO (Job ID R-253493-O Fallon, United States of America, 63368-7263)

Description

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Security Monitoring and Response Analyst The Role

We're seeking an experienced and driven Senior Security Monitoring and Response Analyst on the Mastercard Intelligence Center team to conduct intelligence collection, analysis, and dissemination activities across the Mastercard enterprise. You will play a pivotal role in shaping how we identify, understand, and respond to complex physical and cyber threats across the globe.

In this role, you will:

• Advance Mastercard's intelligence-driven security initiatives, delivering actionable insights to the Global Fusion Center, the Security Operations Center, fraud teams, executive leadership, and strategic business units.
• Design and manage intelligence programs that integrate physical, cyber, and hybrid threat collection and analysis.
• Produce compelling, concise, and relevant situational awareness reports on emerging and ongoing cyber and geopolitical developments.
• Act as a trusted partner in Mastercard's global network of public-private intelligence sharing relationships, contributing to national and sector-wide resilience.
• Champion innovation in how intelligence is collected, validated, and operationalized using both cutting-edge technologies and deep human expertise.
• Work onsite alongside key industry, government, and law enforcement partners, co-located at venues such as the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA), to enable real-time collaboration on intelligence sharing, joint investigations, and coordinated response efforts through strategic forums including the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council (FSSCC), and others.

To be successful in this role, you will bring a mix of technical proficiency, strategic foresight, and an unwavering commitment to protecting people and systems in an interconnected world.

Required:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Intelligence Studies, Homeland Security, Cybersecurity, International Relations, or a related field
• Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in threat intelligence analysis, cybersecurity operations, or national security
• Demonstrated ability to produce clear, actionable intelligence products for both technical and executive audiences
• Strong understanding of threat actor behavior, TTPs, cybercrime, and nation-state tradecraft
• Experience conducting OSINT and dark web research, and using threat intelligence platforms (e.g., Recorded Future, ThreatConnect, Replica) and SIEM tools
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, GIAC (GCTI, GCIA), CEH, or SANS OSINT (SEC487)
• Intelligence community certifications (e.g., Certified Intelligence Analyst – IALEIA, Intelligence Fundamentals Professional Certification – IFPC)
• Strong communication skills with the ability to distill complex intelligence into strategic insights and executive briefings
• Proven ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and with external partners, including law enforcement, government, and regulatory stakeholders
• Active or prior U.S. government security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI) strongly preferred; eligibility to obtain clearance required
• Additional credentials in project management (e.g., PMP, Lean Six Sigma), crisis response (e.g., FEMA ICS), or financial crime (e.g., ACAMS) are a plus

Preferred:

• Experience working within or alongside government, law enforcement, intelligence community, defense contractors, or public-sector fusion centers
• Familiarity with international cybersecurity policy, sanctions regimes, and geopolitical influences on cyber activity
• Awareness of physical security risks and cyber-physical threat convergence (e.g., critical infrastructure, OT/ICS environments)
• Experience contributing to or managing public-private partnerships (e.g., ISACs, JCDC, NCFTA, InfraGard, DSAC)
• Executive coursework or participation in strategic foresight initiatives (e.g., Threatcasting, Harvard/Oxford programs)

All About You

• You're a critical thinker with a sharp eye for patterns, anomalies, and strategic risks, and you consistently connect tactical details to enterprise-level impact.
• You operate with a clear sense of mission and urgency, driven by a deep responsibility to protect people, infrastructure, and the integrity of global digital ecosystems.
• You thrive in fast-paced, high-stakes environments, navigating ambiguity with calm, clarity, and confidence.
• You bring strong executive presence, you can brief senior leadership, boards, and government counterparts with clarity, credibility, and impact.
• You're a natural connector and collaborator, skilled at forging trusted partnerships across law enforcement, intelligence agencies, regulators, and internal business units.
• You demonstrate cross-functional influence, working seamlessly with technical teams, operations, risk, legal, and executive stakeholders to align on risk posture and action.
• You value collaboration over competition, and you actively cultivate psychological safety, information sharing, and trust, both internally and externally.
• You bring professional experience in cybersecurity, threat intelligence, crisis response, or national security with government, military, or public-private partnership experience preferred.
• Existing relationships with law enforcement, intelligence, or national security stakeholders are a significant advantage. Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.

In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance), flexible spending account and health savings account, paid leaves (including 16 weeks new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays, 401k with a best-in-class company match, deferred compensation for eligible roles, fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities, eligibility for tuition reimbursement, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.

Pay Ranges

New York City, New York: $113,000 - $188,000 USD O'Fallon, Missouri: $94,000 - $157,000 USD

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