Senior Threat Analyst

Our Future Health UK; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health research program in the UK is seeking a Senior Threat Analyst to strengthen their cybersecurity efforts. This role involves leading cyber defense strategies, enhancing threat intelligence, and collaborating with various teams to improve security processes. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical skills, a passion for problem-solving, and experience in threat hunting. Join us to make a significant impact on health research and disease prevention.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Parental leave

Development budget

Flexible working

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Cyber Threat Intelligence and Threat Hunting.
• Strong understanding of threat intelligence principles and security risk management.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with security team to enhance organizational security.
• Develop cyber threat intelligence approaches and tooling.
• Produce reports on cyber threats for internal stakeholders.

Skills

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

CISM

CISSP

Microsoft certifications

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

KQL

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Azure

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Threat Analyst to join our rapidly growing Information Security team. This role offers a unique opportunity for a seasoned cybersecurity professional to lead our cyber defense strategy, protect our brand from threats, and build our threat intelligence and hunting capabilities from scratch. You will have significant input on tooling and services, with the autonomy to implement them.

The ideal candidate is an innovative collaborator with strong technical and communication skills, and a passion for solving complex problems. You'll report to the Head of Cyber Defence and lead the development of advanced CTI and threat hunting strategies, integrating seamlessly into our security processes and driving ongoing improvements.

Our Future Health is the UK's largest health research program, supported by the UK Government and partners, aiming to gather data from 5 million volunteers to advance health discoveries.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the security team and MSP SOC to enhance organizational security.
• Develop and utilize cyber threat intelligence approaches, including tooling and feeds.
• Stay updated on the cyber threat landscape, especially in health research sector.
• Triaging, analyzing, and responding to threat intelligence alerts.
• Track threat actors and their TTPs.
• Contribute to security risk assessments and threat modeling.
• Develop and refine threat hunting techniques, including automation.
• Create hypotheses and perform proactive threat hunts.
• Enhance detection engineering efforts and existing detections.
• Leverage in-house knowledge to improve SIEM and SOC operations.
• Assist in incident investigations and insider threat monitoring.
• Produce reports and briefings on cyber threats for internal stakeholders.
• Support the Head of Cyber Defence in maturing threat capabilities.

Minimum Requirements

• Extensive experience in Cyber Threat Intelligence and Threat Hunting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Sentinel SIEM/SOAR and writing KQL.
• Strong understanding of threat intelligence principles and security risk management.
• Knowledge of threat modeling, ISO 27001, and cloud technologies like Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with Microsoft Defender, Entra, and Purview is a plus.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and ability to communicate technical info to non-technical teams.
• Relevant certifications such as CISM, CISSP, Microsoft certifications, etc.

Benefits

• Salary: £70,000 - £85,000 per annum
• Generous pension scheme, holiday allowance, parental leave, and more.
• Development budget, flexible working, and wellbeing support.

Join us to help prevent disease and make a difference in health research.