Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

Our large enterprise client are currently looking for a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst to join our SOC. The CTI team supports not only the SOC but also a wide range of stakeholders across the organization, each relying on CTI insights for their specific domains.

This is a great freelance opportunity to work for one of the largest and most exciting companies within their space.

Your Role as a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

As a Security Threat Intelligence Analyst, you will provide intelligence on threats and threat actors, assess the risks they pose to our IT environment, and recommend enhancements to our security controls.

You will :

. Conduct research on emerging threats relevant to the business

. Identify and classify threat actors and campaigns

. Prepare and present CTI reports to the Cybersecurity community

. Understand critical IT assets and security controls

. Collaborate on threat hunting and use case development

. Analyze adversary tactics and identify gaps in our defenses

. Recommend improvements to our security architecture

. Review and interpret external threat intelligence sources and reports

. Suggest enhancements to detection use cases based on internal and external insights

. Liaise with Group’s CERT to share intelligence and foster collaboration

Key Competencies for Success

. Strong knowledge of threat impact assessment techniques

. Experience supporting use case design and correlation rule development

. Familiarity with log management and SIEM tools

. Proficiency with commercial and open-source security tools (e.g., EPP, EDR, SIEM)

. Skilled in log analysis using regular expressions and natural language queries

. Understanding of network traffic analysis and packet capture

. Solid grasp of encryption and cryptography

. Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, Kill Chain, or the Diamond Model is a strong plus

Your Ideal Profile

. Passionate about cyber security

. Strong understanding of IT infrastructure within a large bank or FS institution

. Skilled at building partnerships with new stakeholders

. Excellent at researching and synthesizing information

. Able to communicate clearly and effectively to diverse audiences