Threat Intelligence Analyst - Hybrid Role & Growth

Placements24; Benoni; Hybrid; ZAR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Industry tools access

Growth opportunities

Collaborative team

Benoni focus

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a specialized Information Security Analyst focusing on Threat Intelligence to join their security team in Benoni. The role involves gathering intelligence from open-source, commercial, and government feeds, assessing relevance, and turning insights into actionable security measures.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field, 3+ years in information security, proficiency with TIPs, malware analysis, and network forensics, plus strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in information security, with a focus on threat intelligence or security operations.
• Proficiency with threat intelligence platforms (TIPs) and data analysis tools.
• Strong understanding of malware analysis, network forensics, and cyber kill chain concepts.

Responsibilities

• Collect, analyze, and disseminate threat intelligence from open-source, commercial, and government feeds.
• Develop and maintain threat models specific to the organization's threat landscape.
• Identify and track threat actors, their motivations, capabilities, and attack methodologies.
• Provide timely and actionable intelligence reports to security operations, incident response, and management teams.
• Develop and tune security tools and processes based on threat intelligence insights.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting to discover undetected malicious activity within the network.
• Collaborate with external partners and information sharing communities.

Skills

Threat intelligence

Security operations

Python

Malware analysis

Network forensics

Cyber kill chain

Research & analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity

Tools

Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs)

Data analysis tools

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a specialized Information Security Analyst focusing on Threat Intelligence to join their security team in Benoni. The role involves gathering intelligence from open-source, commercial, and government feeds, assessing relevance, and turning insights into actionable security measures.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field, 3+ years in information security, proficiency with TIPs, malware analysis, and network forensics, plus strong