Threat Intelligence Associate

Marks and Spencer; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in the UK is seeking a Threat Intelligence Associate to join their intelligence team. This junior role includes monitoring cybersecurity incidents, analyzing threats, and translating complex data into actionable insights. The successful candidate will collaborate with experienced analysts and have opportunities for career growth in cybersecurity. Benefits include a generous colleague discount, competitive holiday entitlement, and a comprehensive training program. A flexible, hybrid working environment is offered.

Benefits

20% colleague discount

Competitive holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus schemes

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Access to wellbeing support

Charity volunteer day

Qualifications

• Experience in cyber threat intelligence or related cybersecurity roles.
• Knowledge of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by threat actors.
• Familiarity with threat detection processes and tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day threat intelligence processes and tools.
• Monitor global cybersecurity incidents to predict potential impacts.
• Translate technical findings into actionable intelligence for stakeholders.
• Integrate threat intelligence into security measures and incident response.

Skills

Experience in cyber threat intelligence role or equivalent

Demonstrable knowledge of cyber threat actors and TTPs

Good analytical and problem-solving skills

Good communication and presentation skills

Tools

Threat intelligence platforms (TIPs)

SIEM tools

Job description

All the details

We are actively searching for a skilled Threat Intelligence Associate to join our growing intelligence team. This is a junior role in the Threat Intelligence team, working with experienced analysts and developing a career in Cyber security.

The role will focus on triaging alerts, monitoring news feeds, and analysing new and evolving threats to the business, utilizing advanced tools, methodologies and know-how to determine what matters and what does not. The role offers the opportunity to work with experienced intelligence analysts as well as a wide range of roles within M&S InfoSec, providing insights to the intelligence team, InfoSec departments and other relevant parts of the business, impacting the security, stability and health of operations within Marks and Spencer.

What you'll do

• Day to day operational responsibility for threat intelligence processes and tooling
• Monitoring global cybersecurity incidents and trends to predict potential impacts on the organization
• Support the analysis and interpretation of cyber threat data, helping to translate technical findings into actionable intelligence for both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Support the integration of threat intelligence into security measures and incident response plans
• Continuously update and maintain an understanding of the threat landscape, focusing on tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) used by adversaries

Who you are

• Experience in cyber threat intelligence role or equivalent (SOC, Support, Cyber Security Roles)
• Demonstrable knowledge of cyber threat actors, their tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs)
• Familiarity with threat intelligence platforms (TIPs) and SIEM tools, including custom rule development for threat detection
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good communication and presentation skills

What's in it for you

Being a part of M&S is exactly that - playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, service to every customer, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special

• After completing your probationary period, you'll receive 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
• Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
• A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
• A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
• Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
• Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family.
• A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.

Everyone's welcome

We're ambitious about the future of retail. We're innovating, disrupting, and leading the way into a more inspiring, digital era. It's an exciting time to be part of M&S.

To support us on our journey, we're building inclusive, diverse teams where everyone can be themselves, do their best work, and make change happen. We support each other and succeed together.

Don't worry if you don't meet every single requirement of the job description. It's more of a guide to what's possible within the role. If you're passionate, ready to work hard, and think the role feels right for you, we'd love to hear from you. #hybridrole #LI-Hybrid #LI-OT1