Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst

Placements24; Cape Town; Ibrido; ZAR 1.000.000 - 1.400.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Fully remote work arrangement

Flexible hours

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Professional development budget

Global security projects

Descrizione del lavoro

Placements24 seeks an experienced Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst to join a remote-first cybersecurity team. You will collect, analyze, and disseminate threat intelligence to defend the organization against sophisticated cyber adversaries and inform security strategies and operations.

You will investigate emerging threats, track threat actors, and provide actionable insights while working independently on global security issues from anywhere.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in a cybersecurity-related field.
• 5+ years of threat intelligence or cybersecurity operations experience.
• Ability to analyze large datasets and identify patterns.

Mansioni

• Collect, process, and analyze threat intelligence data from multiple sources (OSINT, dark web, feeds).
• Identify and track threat actors, TTPs, and associated campaigns.
• Develop threat models to map organizational risk landscape.
• Produce regular threat intelligence reports and briefings for security teams and leadership.
• Provide actionable intelligence to support incident response and proactive defense.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to share threat information.

Conoscenze

Threat intelligence analysis

MITRE ATT&CK

Cyber Kill Chain

Data analysis

Written communication

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Strumenti

Threat intelligence platforms

Descrizione del lavoro

About the Role

Our client is actively seeking a highly experienced Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst to join their remote-first cybersecurity team. In this critical role, you will be responsible for gathering, analyzing, and disseminating threat intelligence to proactively defend the organization against sophisticated cyber adversaries. You will investigate emerging threats, track threat actors, and provide actionable insights to inform security strategies and operations. This is an exceptional opportunity for a seasoned intelligence professional to work independently, contribute to global security efforts, and shape the defensive capabilities of a forward-thinking company from anywhere.

Key Responsibilities

• Collect, process, and analyze threat intelligence data from various sources (OSINT, dark web, commercial feeds).
• Identify and track threat actors, their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
• Develop and maintain threat models to understand the organization's risk landscape.
• Produce regular threat intelligence reports and briefings for security teams and leadership.
• Provide timely and actionable intelligence to support incident response and proactive defense efforts.
• Collaborate with internal security teams and external partners to share threat information.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, International Relations, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in threat intelligence analysis or cybersecurity operations.
• Proven ability to analyze large datasets and identify patterns and trends.
• Familiarity with cyber threat frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain).
• Excellent analytical, research, and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Fully remote work arrangement with flexible hours.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous professional development budget for conferences and training.
• Opportunity to work on challenging global security issues with a leading organization.