About the Role
Rockstar Games is seeking a passionate Associate Principal Threat Intelligence Analyst to join the Game Security team. This role involves identifying and analyzing potential threats to Rockstar’s Live Service titles and the organization, requiring a strong understanding of intelligence and investigations principles, analytical skills, and the ability to anticipate emerging threats.
Responsibilities
- Identify and prevent fraudulent or malicious behavior using open-source intelligence (OSINT), internal tools, and investigative methods.
- Own complex investigations, including data collection, analysis, and synthesis from multiple systems.
- Maintain intelligence on relevant subjects and emerging threats.
- Ensure consistent, high-quality investigative reporting and intelligence outputs.
- Support response efforts for security incidents and escalations as needed.
- Drive process improvements, including automation and tooling to scale investigative workflows.
- Develop and maintain reporting to measure program effectiveness and inform decision-making.
- Stay current on emerging technologies, investigative techniques, and threat landscapes.
Requirements
- 8+ years professional experience in threat intelligence, investigations, or similar roles.
- Strong expertise in intelligence gathering, monitoring, and investigative reporting.
- Experience conducting complex investigations across digital platforms.
- Proficiency with data analysis tools and systems (e.g., SQL, Hadoop, or similar).
- Experience with link analysis methodologies and tools.
- Familiarity with legal, regulatory, and compliance considerations related to investigations.
- Familiarity with security assessment tools and monitoring systems.
Skills
- Threat intelligence
- Investigations
- Open-source intelligence (OSINT)
- Data analysis
- Link analysis
- Maltego
- Hunchly
- Splunk
- Case management platforms
- Relational databases
- Online games
- Live services
- AAA multiplayer environments
- Problem-solving
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Scripting (SQL, Python)
- Foreign languages
Location
- NYC headquarters
- Downtown Manhattan
Work Type
- Full-time
- In-office
Experience Level
- Associate Principal
Salary/Compensations
- $125,000—$150,000 USD
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity awards
- Full range of medical benefits
- Financial benefits
- Other benefits
About the Company
- Rockstar Games creates world-class entertainment experiences.
- The Game Security team is responsible for protecting players, employees, and intellectual property.
- The team supports all Rockstar titles from malicious actors and insider threats.
- The team works closely with other teams to enforce, support, and improve security solutions.
Equal Opportunity
- Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect.
- Rockstar will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process.
- Encourages applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.
