Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst - Remote

Placements24; East London; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work environment

Home office stipend

Flexible hours

Professional development support

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst with Threat Intelligence expertise to join a fully remote security operations team. You will identify, analyze, and mitigate cyber threats, gather intelligence from diverse sources, and develop countermeasures to protect critical assets.

You will work with global security teams, incident responders, and stakeholders to maintain a robust security posture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Minimum 5 years in cybersecurity, focusing on threat intelligence or security operations.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, frameworks, and best practices.
• Experience with SIEM systems.
• Familiarity with threat intel sources and data feeds.
• Knowledge of malware analysis and reverse engineering.
• Understanding of network, endpoint, and cloud security.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; strong communication.
• Relevant certifications (CISSP, GIAC) desirable.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze security alerts and logs to identify threats.
• Research and gather intelligence on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and actors.
• Develop and disseminate threat intelligence reports to stakeholders.
• Analyze threat actor TTPs and develop detection strategies.
• Collaborate with incident response teams to investigate security incidents.
• Contribute to security policies and procedures refinement.
• Evaluate and recommend new security technologies and tools.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing (or manage external providers).
• Stay current with cybersecurity trends, threats, and mitigation techniques.
• Participate in on-call rotation for incident response.

Skills

Threat intelligence

SIEM experience

Threat hunting

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

CISSP/GIAC desirable

Tools

SIEM platforms

Threat intel platforms

Malware analysis concepts

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst with Threat Intelligence expertise to join a fully remote security operations team. You will identify, analyze, and mitigate cyber threats, gather intelligence from diverse sources, and develop countermeasures to protect critical assets.

You will work with global security teams, incident responders, and stakeholders to maintain a robust security posture.