Sr. Engineer, Platform Threat Intelligence

College Board – Technology – Platform Threat Intelligence 

Location: This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live near College Board offices may choose to work fully remote or hybrid (two days per week on-site). 

Type: This is a full-time position 

About the Team 
Platform Threat Intelligence supports the security and trust of College Board systems by assessing relevant adversaries and translating that understanding into defensive outcomes.  We focus on adversary objectives and behaviors that matter to our platform and work with engineering and operational partners to strengthen resilience, detection, and decision-making. 

The team produces high-confidence assessments of adversary behavior patterns and operational trends and communicates findings in ways that drive prioritized action.  We collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, including data and engineering partners, to improve visibility, coverage, and reporting using security-relevant datasets. 

About the Opportunity 
In this role, you will translate adversary tactics and malware into actionable, measurable improvements that strengthen platform trust. You will partner with Data Science, engineering teams, and operational stakeholders to shape analytics, reporting, and detection enhancements informed by internal signals and investigative evidence. 

Key aspects of the role include: 

Intelligence-to-action translation: Convert intelligence and stakeholder questions into clearly defined analytic efforts and decision-ready outputs. 

Detection and measurement: Identify and monitor meaningful behavioral patterns in security-relevant signals to improve detection quality and operational outcomes. 

Reporting and decision support: Produce concise deliverables, recurring reporting, and targeted deep dives that inform prioritization and leadership visibility. 

Cross-functional execution: Work across engineering, data, and operational teams to integrate outputs into workflows and drive follow-through. 

You will follow established information protection and secure-handling practices for sensitive materials, and ensure work aligns with applicable policies and professional standards.  Clear documentation is expected to support defensible decisions and repeatable operations. 

In this role, you will: 

Threat Intelligence & Analysis (70%)

• Collect, curate, and analyze actionable threat intelligence: including malware design trends and observed capabilities relevant to College Board products, platforms, and adjacent services, translating findings into clear risk insights and defensive priorities.
• Assess adversary behaviors and trends to identify defensive and investigative opportunities and inform stakeholder priorities. 
• Maintain structured tracking of relevant threats and produce written assessments and briefings for technical and non-technical audiences. 
• Partner with engineering teams to translate findings into security requirements and hardening priorities. 
• Support operational stakeholders with analysis that informs investigations and related decision-making. 
• Collaboration & Operational Excellence 
• Operate as a cross-functional partner across engineering, data, and operational teams, maintaining strong working relationships. 
• Communicate clearly through written outputs and collaborative discussions to drive aligned action. 
• Contribute to repeatable workflows, documentation standards, and quality improvements that increase consistency and reliability. 
• Uphold safe handling expectations for sensitive information, including compliant storage, access, and sharing practices. 

Applied Defensive Support (30%)

• Contribute to improving the quality and usefulness of security-relevant signals and analytic outputs that support detection and measurement efforts. 
• When appropriate, support technical validation of hypotheses to reduce ambiguity and accelerate remediation, using policy-aligned approaches. 

About you, you have: 

• 5–8 years of experience in threat intelligence, security engineering, security research, or a closely related field with demonstrated capability in Windows malware analysis.
• Proficiency with Python and at least one additional language for automation or prototyping. 
• Experience performing technical analysis of adversary behaviors and tools using common industry techniques. 
• Strong fundamentals in operating systems, networking, and attacker tradecraft, with the ability to explain technical findings clearly. 
• Experience producing clear written intelligence products for technical and non-technical audiences. 
• Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering and operational stakeholders in ambiguous environments. 
• Commitment to secure handling of sensitive materials and ethical conduct. 
• Cultural/operational context: An understanding of regional communication norms and online ecosystems relevant to threat research (e.g., local social platforms, forums, and media), with the ability to interpret nuance and context in reporting. 
• Language skills: Ability to speak Mandarin and read/write Chinese (Traditional and/or Simplified) and Vietnamese language proficiency is a plus. 
• Willingness to travel periodically in support of operational needs. 

All roles at College Board require:    

• A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work   
• Authorization to work in the United States for any employer   
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and a comfort learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively.    
• Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal   
• A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input.   
• A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking.   
• A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success.  

About Our Process    

Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. Preferred application deadline is Sunday, November 30th. Please keep in mind that College Board offices will be closed November 27th – November 28th and December 25th – January 2nd so it is better to apply sooner than later.     

While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone/video screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks.     

What We Offer   

At College Board, we offer more than just a paycheck—we provide a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you thrive. We’re a self-sustaining nonprofit that believes in fair and competitive compensation, grounded in your qualifications, experience, impact, and the market.   

A Thoughtful Approach to Compensation   

• The hiring range for this role is $153,000 - $166,000 
• Your exact salary will depend on your location, experience, and how your background compares to others in similar roles at the College Board.   
• We aim to make our best offer upfront—rooted in fairness, transparency, and market data.   
• We adjust salaries by location to ensure fairness, no matter where you live.   

You’ll have open, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it’s like to work at College Board throughout your hiring process. Check out our careers page for more.    

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