Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

Decipher Bureau; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 105,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

Decipher Bureau is seeking a senior threat intelligence professional to identify and research threats relevant to the organisation from Canberra. You will translate findings into actionable intelligence to improve detections, blocks and posture.

You will brief senior leadership and build relationships with government agencies and researchers in Canberra. The role requires five+ years in cyber threat intelligence, deep adversary knowledge, and scripting ability in Python.

Qualifications

• Five or more years in cyber threat intelligence or related role with strong intelligence focus.
• Deep knowledge of adversary tradecraft and geopolitical drivers behind them.
• Working knowledge of intelligence frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and the Diamond Model.

Responsibilities

• Identify and research threat actors and campaigns relevant to the organisation.
• Turn research into actionable intelligence for detections and posture changes.
• Brief senior leadership on threats with clear, risk-focused messaging.

Skills

Threat intel

Executive briefing

Python scripting

MITRE ATT&CK

Communication

Tools

Python

Job description

We are partnered with a market leader who are uplifting cyber defence capability and investing millions into their transformation.

This team exists to find the threats most significant to a national level and turn that understanding into action. Your work will directly shape new detections, blocks and changes to security posture.

You will be a senior voice in the team, briefing executives on the threat landscape and building relationships with government agencies and the security research community in Canberra.

This role is paying up to $175,000 + Bonuses and has a hybrid working arrangement in Canberra CBD.

What you’ll do:

• Identify, track and research the threat actors and campaigns most relevant to the organisation; their TTPs, tooling and infrastructure
• Turn research into actionable intelligence that drives detection content, blocking and posture changes
• Brief senior leadership and executives on threats, turning technical detail into clear, risk focused messaging
• Produce written intelligence products for technical and non technical audiences
• Provide threat intelligence support to incident response investigations
• Build trusted relationships with government agencies and security researchers; sharing intelligence and tradecraft
• Write quick scripts to automate repetitive collection, enrichment and analysis tasks
• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to team research and capability uplift

What you’ll bring

• Five or more years in cyber threat intelligence, or a closely related role with a strong intelligence focus such as threat hunting or incident response or blue teaming
• Deep knowledge of adversary tradecraft, attack techniques and the geopolitical drivers behind them
• Working knowledge of intelligence frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and the Diamond Model
• Excellent written and verbal communication; confident presenting to senior leadership
• Scripting ability in Python or similar to automate tasks; you do not need to be a developer
• Australian citizenship and the ability to obtain an NV2 clearance