Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst – Edinburgh
About the Role
The successful analyst will be responsible for leading threat-hunting activities, as well as the collection, analysis, and dissemination of actionable intelligence to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate threats to the organisation.
The role holder will report directly to the Cyber Threat intelligence Lead, who is based in Edinburgh, and work with other security functions including specialist third‑party security suppliers, global IT and business teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead proactive, intelligence‑driven threat‑hunting operations to identify anomalous activity and misconfigurations that may have bypassed controls.
- Supporting and improving the Cyber Threat intelligence function based on priorities and intelligence requirements/needs.
- Produce high‑quality reports and briefings for technical and senior stakeholders.
- Gather TI requirements, facilitate intelligence evaluation and ensuring threat information and intelligence is described in a clear, concise manner.
- Develop, test, and refine threat hypotheses based on adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), using Threat Intelligence frameworks.
About the Candidate
- Demonstrable experience in threat hunting, incident response, or SOC operations.
- Understanding of Kusto Query Language (KQL) for security log analysis, threat detection, etc.
- Experience with security tools, such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR/XDR, AV, web and email filtering, web application firewalls and DDoS protections, and host-based protections.
- Industry recognised certifications such as CEH, OSCP, CISSP, CTIA, CPTIA, CRTIA, GCTI etc, are highly desirable.
- Experience of working within the financial services sector is advantageous.
Our benefits
When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance‑based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer
If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.
We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.
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