Remote Threat Intelligence Analyst | Flexible Hours & Growth

Placements24; Benoni; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Remote work

Professional growth opportunities

Work with advanced threat intelligence

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly analytical Remote Threat Intelligence Analyst to join their cybersecurity team. The role is fully remote within South Africa, focusing on identifying and reporting on emerging threats, actors, and campaigns to strengthen defense postures.

You will work with TIPs, SIEM tools, and large data sets. Strong independent work and remote collaboration skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Intelligence Studies, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in threat intelligence, cybersecurity analysis, or a similar role.
• Strong understanding of the cyber threat landscape, including threat actors and attack methodologies.
• Experience with threat intelligence platforms (TIPs), SIEM tools, and data analysis techniques.
• Proficiency in researching and analyzing information from diverse sources.
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, crucial for remote collaboration.
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python) for data analysis is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively in a remote setting.

Responsibilities

• Monitor sources for threat intelligence.
• Analyze threat data to identify trends, patterns, and impacts.
• Develop detailed threat intelligence reports with actor profiles, TTPs, and IOCs.
• Collaborate with security operations and incident response teams for actionable intelligence.
• Maintain and improve threat intelligence platforms and data collection mechanisms.
• Conduct research on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors.
• Develop hypotheses and test them using collected intelligence.
• Communicate threat findings to stakeholders through various channels.
• Contribute to proactive defense strategies based on gathered intelligence.

Skills

Threat intelligence

Cybersecurity analysis

Data analysis

Python

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Intelligence Studies, or related field

Tools

TIPs

SIEM

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly analytical Remote Threat Intelligence Analyst to join their cybersecurity team. The role is fully remote within South Africa, focusing on identifying and reporting on emerging threats, actors, and campaigns to strengthen defense postures.

You will work with TIPs, SIEM tools, and large data sets. Strong independent work and remote collaboration skills are essential.