Remote Threat Intelligence Lead | Strategy & Mentorship

Placements24; Kempton Park; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary

Full remote work flexibility

Budget for professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly motivated Lead Threat Intelligence Analyst to join our fully remote team. You will lead threat data collection, analysis, and strategic intelligence programs, guiding a team of analysts and communicating insights to executive leadership.

You will shape defensive capabilities, monitor global threat actors, develop OSINT processes, mentor staff, and collaborate with incident response and security operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in threat intelligence or cybersecurity analysis.
• Experience leading and managing technical teams.
• Proficiency in OSINT methodologies and tools, malware analysis, and network forensics.

Responsibilities

• Lead collection, analysis, and dissemination of threat intelligence from OSINT, dark web, and internal telemetry.
• Develop and refine threat models to understand adversary TTPs.
• Manage and mentor a team of threat intelligence analysts.
• Produce timely intelligence reports, briefings, and alerts for executives, IR, and engineering.
• Develop strategic threat intelligence programs aligned with risk appetite and business goals.
• Collaborate with incident response and security operations teams for context during active threats.
• Build relationships with external sharing communities and government agencies.
• Identify and evaluate new tools to enhance threat intelligence capabilities.
• Deliver training on threat intelligence best practices to internal teams.
• Contribute to the overall cybersecurity strategy and threat landscape insights.

Skills

OSINT

Python scripting

Threat modeling

Team leadership

Communication

Cybersecurity fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

MISP

Maltego

VirusTotal

Wireshark

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly motivated Lead Threat Intelligence Analyst to join our fully remote team. You will lead threat data collection, analysis, and strategic intelligence programs, guiding a team of analysts and communicating insights to executive leadership.

You will shape defensive capabilities, monitor global threat actors, develop OSINT processes, mentor staff, and collaborate with incident response and security operations.