Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

VIQU IT; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer-a-friend bonus

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

VIQU IT is seeking a Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst to join a major financial organisation’s Cyber Defence function. Hybrid work in multiple UK locations (Horsham, London, Manchester or Liverpool) with senior stakeholder engagement.

You will produce tactical, operational and strategic intelligence, analyse threat actors and techniques, and translate findings into practical recommendations for SOC and security teams.

Qualifications

• Strong experience producing cyber threat intelligence assessments.
• Understanding of modern threat actors and attacker techniques.
• Experience correlating multiple intelligence sources.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and structured analytical techniques.
• Ability to translate intelligence into practical security recommendations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent written reporting and communication skills.
• Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to operate in a multidisciplinary cybersecurity environment.
• Senior-level ownership of intelligence analysis and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Produce tactical, operational and strategic intelligence assessments.
• Analyse relevant threat actors, intrusion techniques and emerging threats.
• Correlate OSINT, commercial intelligence and internal security telemetry.
• Translate intelligence into recommendations for SOC and detection engineering teams.
• Support proactive threat hunting and incident investigations.
• Inform red team exercises and threat-led penetration testing.
• Identify attack paths, systemic risks and potential control weaknesses.
• Contribute to security improvement programmes.
• Collaborate with SOC, threat hunting and offensive security teams.
• Present threat intelligence findings to senior stakeholders.
• Support architecture reviews and security design decisions.

Skills

Threat intelligence

MITRE ATT&CK

OSINT

Threat hunting

Stakeholder communication

Tools

SIEM correlation

Threat intelligence platforms

Job description

Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

Horsham, London, Manchester or Liverpool | Hybrid

VIQU has partnered with a major financial organisation seeking a Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst to strengthen its Cyber Defence function.

Key Responsibilities of the Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

• Produce tactical, operational and strategic intelligence assessments.
• Analyse relevant threat actors, intrusion techniques and emerging threats.
• Correlate OSINT, commercial intelligence and internal security telemetry.
• Translate intelligence into recommendations for SOC and detection engineering teams.
• Support proactive threat hunting and incident investigations.
• Inform red team exercises and threat-led penetration testing.
• Identify attack paths, systemic risks and potential control weaknesses.
• Contribute to security improvement programmes.
• Collaborate with SOC, threat hunting and offensive security teams.
• Present threat intelligence findings to senior stakeholders.
• Support architecture reviews and security design decisions.

Key Requirements of the Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

• Strong experience producing cyber threat intelligence assessments.
• Understanding of modern threat actors and attacker techniques.
• Experience correlating multiple intelligence sources.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and structured analytical techniques.
• Ability to translate intelligence into practical security recommendations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent written reporting and communication skills.
• Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to operate in a multidisciplinary cybersecurity environment.
• Senior-level ownership of intelligence analysis and outcomes.

Desirable Experience

• SOC, threat-hunting or detection engineering collaboration.
• Red team or threat-led penetration testing involvement.
• Knowledge of UK cyber resilience and operational risk expectations.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

The Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst will have the opportunity to influence Cyber Defence strategy while working alongside specialist teams across intelligence, detection and offensive security.

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