The Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst will be responsible for identifying, analysing and disseminating actionable threat intelligence to support the organisation’s cybersecurity posture. This role involves evaluating external cyber intelligence sources, correlating data and synthesising this information to provide insights into the threat landscape facing the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor open-source and restricted channels for relevant threats, vulnerabilities and indicators of compromise.
- Assess exposure and impact through vulnerability and configuration information.
- Analyse malware, phishing campaigns and network intrusions to identify threat actors’ tactics, techniques and procedures.
- Develop and maintain threat profiles on adversary groups, detailing their objectives, capabilities and methods of operations.
- Create and disseminate threat intelligence reports to internal stakeholders, including executive summaries suitable for non-technical audiences.
- Work closely with the cyber security incident response team to provide real-time analysis during active security incidents.
- Collaborate with external partners, industry groups and government agencies to share intelligence and best practices.
- Monitor external attack surface and security posture and work with asset owners to remediate the findings.
Qualifications
- Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Security Management or a related field.
- 3-5 years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on threat intelligence, incident response, vulnerability management or a related area.
- CISSP, CISM, GCTI certified.
Competencies
- Hands-on experience on threat intelligence platforms, EASM, SPM, SIEM and vulnerability assessment tools.
- Working knowledge on frameworks, best practices, industry standard scoring models such as MITRE, CIS, CVSS, EPSS.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner.
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Python, PowerShell, etc) is a plus.
