Threat Intelligence Engineer

Selby Jennings; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings partners with a leading financial services organisation to recruit an experienced Cyber Security Engineer. The role focuses on advancing Threat Intelligence and Vulnerability Management across cloud and on-prem systems.

You will lead security initiatives, coordinate remediation with technology teams, and report to senior stakeholders, shaping cyber resilience and risk reduction across the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience within Cyber Security Engineering, Security Operations, or Information Security.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience within Threat Intelligence and Vulnerability Management.
• Strong understanding of the threat intelligence lifecycle, including collection, analysis, enrichment, correlation, and dissemination.
• Proven experience with Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs), threat feeds, OSINT sources, SIEM, and SOAR technologies.
• Experience managing vulnerability management programmes and coordinating remediation across multiple technology teams.
• Knowledge of CVEs, zero-day threats, and OWASP Top 10.
• Experience leveraging Python, PowerShell, APIs, or similar technologies to automate security processes.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and NIST CSF.
• Prior experience in financial services, banking, trading, asset management, hedge funds, or fintech environments preferred.
• Certifications: CISSP, CISM, GIAC or other relevant cybersecurity certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Threat Intelligence programme, delivering actionable intelligence to Security, Technology, and senior leadership teams.
• Monitor the global cyber threat landscape, analysing threat actors, TTPs, indicators of compromise, emerging attack vectors, and zero-day vulnerabilities.
• Assess vendor advisories, security bulletins, and intelligence feeds to determine potential impact across the business.
• Manage and continuously improve Threat Intelligence processes, tooling, and integrations.
• Drive enterprise-wide Vulnerability Management activities, including assessment, prioritisation, tracking, and remediation.
• Partner with infrastructure, cloud, application, and engineering teams to assess risk and coordinate remediation efforts.
• Develop executive-level reporting on cyber threats, vulnerability exposure, remediation performance, and overall security posture.
• Implement automation and orchestration solutions to improve threat intelligence and vulnerability management workflows.
• Support the administration and optimisation of security technologies including Threat Intelligence Platforms, SIEM integrations, and related security tooling.
• Champion security best practices and help align cyber risk management with business objectives.

Skills

Threat Intelligence

Vulnerability Management

SIEM

SOAR

Threat intelligence lifecycle

Python

PowerShell

APIs

MITRE ATT&CK

NIST CSF

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/related field

Tools

Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs)

SIEM

SOAR

Job description

We are partnering with a leading financial services organisation seeking an experienced Cyber Security Engineer to play a pivotal role in advancing its Threat Intelligence and Vulnerability Management capabilities.

This is an opportunity to join a high-performing Information Security team responsible for protecting a large-scale, complex technology estate spanning cloud and on-premise environments. The successful candidate will lead security initiatives that provide actionable intelligence, drive risk reduction, and enhance cyber resilience across the organisation. As a Cyber Security Engineer, you will be responsible for leading and maturing the organisation's Threat Intelligence and Vulnerability Management programmes. You will analyse the evolving threat landscape, assess organisational exposure to emerging risks, and coordinate remediation efforts across technology teams.

Operating within a fast-paced and technology-driven environment, you will work closely with Security Operations, Infrastructure, Engineering, and senior business stakeholders to identify emerging threats, manage vulnerabilities, and deliver innovative security solutions that support critical business functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Threat Intelligence programme, delivering actionable intelligence to Security, Technology, and senior leadership teams.
• Monitor the global cyber threat landscape, analysing threat actors, TTPs, indicators of compromise, emerging attack vectors, and zero-day vulnerabilities.
• Assess vendor advisories, security bulletins, and intelligence feeds to determine potential impact across the business.
• Manage and continuously improve Threat Intelligence processes, tooling, and integrations.
• Drive enterprise-wide Vulnerability Management activities, including assessment, prioritisation, tracking, and remediation.
• Partner with infrastructure, cloud, application, and engineering teams to assess risk and coordinate remediation efforts.
• Develop executive-level reporting on cyber threats, vulnerability exposure, remediation performance, and overall security posture.
• Implement automation and orchestration solutions to improve threat intelligence and vulnerability management workflows.
• Support the administration and optimisation of security technologies including Threat Intelligence Platforms, SIEM integrations, and related security tooling.
• Champion security best practices and help align cyber risk management with business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience within Cyber Security Engineering, Security Operations, or Information Security.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience within Threat Intelligence and Vulnerability Management.
• Strong understanding of the threat intelligence lifecycle, including collection, analysis, enrichment, correlation, and dissemination.
• Proven experience working with Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs), threat feeds, OSINT sources, SIEM, and SOAR technologies.
• Experience managing vulnerability management programmes and coordinating remediation across multiple technology teams.
• Strong knowledge of common vulnerabilities, CVEs, zero-day threats, and the OWASP Top 10.
• Experience leveraging Python, PowerShell, APIs, or similar technologies to automate security processes.
• Strong understanding of frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and NIST CSF.
• Previous experience within financial services, banking, trading, asset management, hedge funds, or fintech environments is highly desirable.
• Certifications: CISSP, CISM, GIAC certifications, Other relevant cybersecurity certifications Preferred