Threat Research Analyst: Data-Driven Threat Hunter

Darktrace; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Charity matched giving

23 days holiday

Birthday day off

Pension with 4% employer contribution

Private medical insurance

Life assurance 4x salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work

Job summary

Darktrace is seeking a curious Threat Research Analyst to join our Malware Team in the UK. You will investigate complex cyber threats, turning data into actionable intelligence, and share findings with teams across the company and at external events.

You’ll have a strong technical background, enjoy data science approaches, and stay ahead of attacker methodologies with malware analysis and threat intel experience. A collaborative, research-driven environment awaits.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in cyber threat research and data science.
• Experience with malware analysis, reverse engineering, and threat intel.
• Familiarity with security tooling, data visualization, and research publication practices.

Responsibilities

• Investigate emerging threats and threat trends across datasets.
• Produce threat intelligence reports, blogs, and research publications.
• Develop data-driven methodologies to support threat hunting and intelligence.
• Present findings internally and externally at conferences and events.
• Refine threat detections based on research outcomes.
• Collaborate with researchers, analysts, and product teams to strengthen intel capabilities.

Skills

Threat research

Threat intelligence

Malware analysis

Data science

Security analytics

Python

PowerShell

C/C++

Operating systems

Networking

Education

Cyber Security / Computer Science / Data Science degree

Job description

Darktrace is seeking a curious Threat Research Analyst to join our Malware Team in the UK. You will investigate complex cyber threats, turning data into actionable intelligence, and share findings with teams across the company and at external events.

You’ll have a strong technical background, enjoy data science approaches, and stay ahead of attacker methodologies with malware analysis and threat intel experience. A collaborative, research-driven environment awaits.