Remote Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health coverage

Home office allowance

Flexible hours

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly analytical Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst to join a fully remote security team. You will gather and analyze threat data, assess TTPs, and provide actionable intelligence to inform defensive strategies.

The role emphasizes collaboration with incident response, security operations, and engineering, with a focus on malware, network forensics, and geopolitical insights. Remote work and global collaboration are central to the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of threat intelligence experience or related roles.
• Strong written and verbal communication in English.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze threat data from open-source, commercial feeds, and government reports.
• Develop threat models, actor profiles, and TTPs relevant to the industry.
• Produce timely threat intelligence reports, briefings, and alerts for stakeholders.
• Collaborate with incident response, SOC, and engineering to integrate intelligence into defenses.
• Conduct deep-dive research on threat actors, campaigns, and malware families.
• Contribute to threat intelligence platforms and processes improvement.

Skills

Threat intelligence

Malware analysis

Network forensics

Geopolitical awareness

Remote teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Threat modeling

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly analytical Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst to join a fully remote security team. You will gather and analyze threat data, assess TTPs, and provide actionable intelligence to inform defensive strategies.

The role emphasizes collaboration with incident response, security operations, and engineering, with a focus on malware, network forensics, and geopolitical insights. Remote work and global collaboration are central to the team.