Threat Intelligence Analyst

Role Overview:

Threat Intelligence Analyst

Key Responsibilities:

Threat Monitoring & Analysis

• Monitor global threat landscapes to identify new or evolving cyber threats, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
  
• Analyze indicators of compromise (IOCs), malware behavior, threat actors, and attack vectors
  
• Correlate intelligence with internal security events to identify potential risks

Intelligence Collection & Research

• Collect cyber threat intelligence from OSINT, dark web, threat feeds, government advisories, and industry reports
  
• Evaluate the credibility, relevance, and potential impact of collected intelligence
  
• Stay up to date with APT groups, cybercrime trends, and geopolitical developments that may pose cyber risks

Reporting & Communication

• Produce clear, actionable, and timely threat intelligence reports and briefings for technical and non-technical stakeholders
  
• Create executive summaries and risk assessments based on threat analysis
  
• Support security awareness initiatives by informing teams of emerging threats

Tools & Automation

• Use and maintain threat intelligence platforms (TIPs), SIEM tools, and other cyber defense technologies
  
• Leverage tools such as MISP, ThreatConnect, Recorded Future, Anomali, or similar
  
• Use MITRE ATT&CK, STIX/TAXII, and other industry frameworks for threat classification and sharing

Nice-to-Haves:

• Industry certifications:

  GCTI, GCIA, CEH, OSINT, CompTIA CySA+

  , or similar
• Knowledge of scripting (Python, PowerShell) for data enrichment and automation
  
• Experience in cyber threat hunting or red team/blue team operations
  
• Understanding of cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP) threat models
  
• Exposure to geopolitical threat tracking or nation-state threat actors