United States, San Mateo, CA Hybrid Contract

Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation) is hiring a Threat Intelligence Investigator

Responsibilities

  • Lead investigations into threats affecting company platforms, services, and ecosystems, including internal incidents that may compromise corporate security, with proper escalation and communication to stakeholders.
  • Perform inquiries into security breaches, policy violations, and other corporate security concerns, ensuring thorough documentation and appropriate escalation.
  • Collect, evaluate, and maintain investigative data from sources such as surveillance footage, access logs, open-source intelligence, internal reports, and other evidence repositories.
  • Conduct interviews and gather information from stakeholders, witnesses, and involved individuals to support fact-finding and threat evaluation.
  • Analyze gathered data to determine event timelines, detect behavioral patterns, assess risks, and inform operational decisions.
  • Create accurate, objective, and well-structured investigative records, reports, and updates following established standards.
  • Manage cases from initiation to resolution based on threat severity and urgency, ensuring full documentation and integration into case tracking systems.
  • Receive and assess threat reports using investigative tools to determine credibility, risk level, and necessary actions.
  • Generate and distribute actionable intelligence to support organizational threat response and risk reduction strategies.
  • Support strategic intelligence efforts by monitoring trends, scanning the horizon, and gathering threat data to identify risks to personnel, operations, facilities, and brand integrity.
  • Contribute to intelligence products such as reports, trend analyses, and risk assessments that enable proactive security planning and organizational awareness.
  • Track and evaluate emerging threat behaviors, methods, and techniques, producing written assessments to maintain forward-looking threat visibility.
  • Make timely, responsible decisions to protect people, assets, and business continuity.
  • Ensure adherence to corporate policies and global legal and regulatory standards, including compliance with digital services regulations.
  • Escalate credible threats to law enforcement and work with agencies by providing evidence-supported justifications according to established protocols.
  • Maintain collaborative relationships with law enforcement, government entities, industry peers, and internal teams to enable coordinated responses and intelligence exchange.
  • Promote knowledge transfer and capability development through training sessions, presentations, and engagement with partners.
  • Produce performance and operational reports highlighting trends, workload, quality metrics, and case categorization to support continuous improvement.
  • Support initiatives aimed at enhancing processes, conducting post-incident reviews, capturing lessons learned, and advancing operational maturity.
  • Assist with additional investigations, threat response activities, event security planning, and corporate security projects as needed.
  • Engage in other duties consistent with the operational needs of the corporate security function.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid — San Mateo, CA, San Diego, CA

Other

  • This role is a temporary assignment with an initial duration of 12 months and potential for extension.
  • The position is staffed through the external partner Yoh.
  • Work hours may include shifts from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., depending on operational needs.
  • Scheduled workdays are Sunday through Thursday.
  • Requires 2 to 3 days per week on-site.
  • Occasional travel may be necessary.
  • Must fulfill any state-mandated training or licensing requirements where applicable.
  • Must comply with corporate policies and international legal and regulatory frameworks, including the Digital Services Act.
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Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation)
PlayStation is a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, and acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios.
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Job Details
Department Corporate Security
Category security
Posted 2 months ago