Senior Technical Threat Intelligence Analyst

Accenture; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting firm is seeking a Senior Technical Threat Intelligence Analyst to produce intelligence alerts and analyze threats. The role requires at least 2 years of experience in threat intelligence and strong analytical skills, with the ability to work both independently and in team settings. Responsibilities include conducting deep analysis of cyber threats and supporting various consulting teams with up-to-date intelligence. Join us to contribute to improving security for our clients in an exciting and dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in technical threat intelligence or a related role.
• Familiarity with technical analysis tools and platforms.

Responsibilities

• Produce intelligence alerts and research products.
• Conduct deep dive analysis of threats.
• Support consulting and managed services teams.

Skills

Open-source intelligence collection

Analytical skills

Threat intelligence frameworks

Tracking adversary infrastructure

Collaboration with geographically dispersed teams

Quality assurance

Education

Degree or equivalent in a related field

Tools

Threat intelligence tools

Job description

Role: Senior Technical Threat Intelligence Analyst

Who You Are

You are a research-minded threat intelligence professional with experience of analysing and tracking threat campaigns, adversary tooling and infrastructure. You stay abreast of the latest threats, recognize the value of intelligence, and believe it should drive operations. You are a devoted team member who is always willing to lend a hand, mentor a colleague, or increase our global team’s awareness by sharing your knowledge and approaches with others.

Key Responsibilities

• Independent and collaborative production of intelligence alerts and intelligence research products.
• Production of ad-hoc cyber threat intelligence alerts and reports aimed at meeting client requirements.
• Deep dive analysis of threats facing Accenture clients.
• Contribution to the team’s overall delivery effectiveness and efficiency, such as by contributing to analyst workflow automation, developing new tools, and improving existing delivery methodologies.
• Supporting the ACI Consulting and ACI Managed Services teams, Readiness and Testing, Cyber Response and Recovery, and Security Operations/MxDR functions with up-to-date technical intelligence, detection logic and situational awareness on current and emerging threats.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualifications, preferably relating to politics, intelligence, information technology or information security OR equivalent knowledge through apprenticeship, vocational training or work experience.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in technical threat intelligence or an adjacent role.

Required Skills

• Ability to work with geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Knowledge of open-source intelligence collection, and processing and analysis of multiple data sources, most of which are open source.
• Familiarity using threat intelligence, data analysis or technical analysis tools and platforms.
• Familiarity of using common threat intelligence frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK, Diamond Model) in intelligence reporting.
• Experience in tracking adversary infrastructure, intrusions, and malware campaign activity.
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to conduct quality assurance and provide feedback.
• Ability to produce intelligence products for varied audiences (e.g., tactical, operational, strategic).
• Experience in a similar role.

Desired Skills

• Experience in conducting Attack Surface Assessment or Dark Web research.
• Experience with Intelligence Led Penetration Testing (ILPT) frameworks such as CREST STAR TI, CBEST, GBEST, TIBER-EU, CORIE, iCAST or AASE.
• Understanding of geopolitical landscape and how real-world events and geopolitics influence cyber activity.
• Experience in project management or leading peers during engagements.
• Experience delivering presentations and managing client relations.
• Ability to obtain and hold national security clearance.
• CREST Registered Threat Intelligence Analyst, SANS FOR578 or equivalent qualifications.

Optional Discipline Highlights

• International Relations, Politics, Criminology, English, Sociology.
• Academic research, journalism.
• Cyber security, Incident Response, Penetration testing, Security Operations or Systems Administration.
• Software development.
• Military intelligence.