Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst

Sportserve; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Sportserve is seeking a Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst to help enhance our security measures. Located in Leeds, this position entails detecting cyberthreats, leading investigations, and collaborating with other security teams. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in security operations and be passionate about fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Security Operations roles.
• Strong experience with SIEM solutions like Splunk or Kibana.
• Proficient in managing IAM platforms including SSO integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead threat intelligence operations to identify emerging threats.
• Collaborate with incident management and SOC teams.
• Produce high-quality, actionable intelligence reports.

Skills

Security Operations

Incident Management

SIEM Solutions

Problem Solving

Cybersecurity Awareness

Tools

Splunk

Kibana

Grafana

Job description

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Posted:

17.06.2025

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01.08.2025

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Job Description:

Sportserveforms part of a remarkable group of B2C sports betting and B2B sportsbook technology companies, focused on delivering first class sports betting experiences and casino products for our users worldwide. Along with Sportion, TechSpirit, Standard Focus and Sportelligent, we are the driving force behind the world renowned sports betting company and our flagship brand, Dafabet.

Since launching our global hiring initiative, we now employ over 2,000 people worldwide, offering exciting career paths in Technology, Trading, Operations and Media. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and international culture that embraces the global community and acts locally. We offer office based, hybrid and remote work on permanent and consultancy contracts all over the world, making us the true global employer of choice.

We are looking to hire a Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst to join our global team in Technology.This is a challenging, fast-paced and exciting environment with plenty of opportunities toinfluence and grow the technology area.

The Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst plays a critical role in detecting and responding to cyberthreats, refining alerting systems and leading security investigations. The ideal candidate bringsdeep expertise in network and infrastructure security, embraces a DevSecOps mindset andexcels in collaborative, agile environments.The Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst will play a pivotal role across the Technologyorganization, working closely with the 3rd Line Security Engineering team to enhance threatresponse and protection, serving as the first line of support in responding to security incidents.

The key values that we strive towards in Technology : Ownership, Continuous Improvement Mindset, Trust and Honesty.

What you'll be getting up to:

• Lead threat intelligence operations, collecting, analyzing and contextualizing data frominternal and external sources/platforms/tools to identify any possible emerging threatsand vulnerabilities.
• Track and profile threat actors, malware campaigns and attack techniques relevant tothe organization’s industry and assets. Participating in confidential security investigationsacross the business.
• Collaborate closely with incident management, SOC and security engineering team toenrich detections and improve threat response effectiveness.
• Produce high-quality, actionable intelligence reports to inform stakeholders andsupportproactive security decisions.
• Improve the team skill set by increasing and sharing knowledge, thus setting the qualityand precision engineering benchmark.
• Own and enhance the security posture of our remote access solution.
• Develop and maintain threat intelligence feeds, tools and processes to supportautomated and manual analysis requirements.
• Understand the importance of and be a strong advocate for non-functionals eg.monitoring, alerting, logging.
• Promoting excellence in documentation and visibility by proactively equipping ourselveswith the right tools like operating procedures (SOPs) and architectural diagrams.
• Take ownership of key security platforms, help mentoring and guiding Junior/Mid Engineers in their usage and improvement.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in Security Operations oriented roles, including and similar toSecurity Engineering or any Threat Intelligence teams.
• Lead the analysis and tuning of WAF traffic, collaborating with Domain/Product ownersto reduce false positives and strengthen protections.
• Strong experience with any SIEM solutions such as Splunk or Kibana.
• Proficiency in maintaining and troubleshooting IAM platforms including SSO integration.
• Practical experience with any vulnerability management and scanning solutions.
• Proficient in XDR platforms, providing continuous improvement ensuring proactive detection and response capabilities (like automation playbooks).
• Able to plan and drive migration activities from legacy applications to modernized cloudplatforms and workloads, like WAF rules between different providers and products.
• Experience with Observability tools like Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, OCI Observability.
• Extensive experience and in-depth knowledge of the Linux operating system for effective troubleshooting activities.
• Problem-solving with ability to deep dive into problems to find the underlying issues.
• Attention to detail, dig into understanding what is needed rather than what may berequested.
• Dealing with changes on a daily basis in a very dynamic work environment.

**We warmly invite applications in English.

Diversity & Inclusion at Sportserve

At Sportserve, we are deeply committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe in building a team that reflects a wide array of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives. Embracing diversity not only enriches our work culture but also drives innovation and excellence. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where everyone’s contribution is valued and respected.

If you’re a passionate about technology and looking to start your career in an international, forward-thinking Sports Betting company, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to become part of our exciting journey!