Analyst Threat Intelligence

Optimum

$90K — $110K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity roles, including threat intelligence and incident response
  • Strong understanding of cyber threat actors, malware, and attack lifecycles
  • Experience analyzing IOCs, TTPs, and campaign data
  • Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, Kill Chain, and Diamond Model frameworks
  • Experience with SIEM, EDR, TIPs, or SOAR platforms
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for translating technical intelligence into business impact

Responsibilities

  • Collect, analyze, and correlate threat intelligence from various sources
  • Identify emerging threats, threat actors, and malware campaigns
  • Map adversary behavior to frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK and provide actionable recommendations
  • Produce intelligence reports and briefings for security teams and leadership
  • Support incident response with tactical and operational threat intelligence
  • Maintain threat intelligence platforms and ensure timely ingestion of indicators
  • Conduct threat hunting activities based on collected threat intelligence
  • Track geopolitical and criminal activity that could affect organizational risk
  • Collaborate with teams to operationalize and measure intelligence

Benefits

  • Professional development opportunities
  • Collaborative work environment
  • Access to state-of-the-art tools and technologies
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Health and wellness programs
Full Job Description
Job Summary

We are seeking a Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Analyst to support the identification, analysis, and communication of cyber threats impacting the organization. This role focuses on collecting and analyzing threat intelligence from internal and external sources, translating technical findings into actionable insights, and supporting security operations, incident response, and vulnerability management teams.

The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, a working knowledge of adversary tactics and campaigns, and the ability to clearly communicate risk to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Collect, analyze, and correlate threat intelligence from multiple sources (commercial feeds, ISACs, open-source intelligence, internal telemetry).
  • Identify emerging threats, threat actors, malware campaigns, and TTPs relevant to the organization's industry and technology stack.
  • Map adversary behavior to frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and provide actionable recommendations.
  • Produce high-quality intelligence reports, briefings, and alerts for SOC, IR, vulnerability management, and leadership teams.
  • Support incident response activities with tactical and operational threat intelligence.
  • Maintain threat intelligence platforms (TIPs) and ensure timely ingestion and enrichment of indicators.
  • Conduct threat hunting activity based on gathered threat intel.
  • Track geopolitical, criminal, and hacktivist activity that may impact organizational risk.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure intelligence is operationalized and measurable.
  • Assist in improving threat intelligence processes, workflows, and tooling.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity, threat intelligence, SOC, incident response, or related roles.
  • Strong understanding of cyber threat actors, malware, phishing, ransomware, and attack lifecycles.
  • Experience analyzing IOCs, TTPs, and campaign data.
  • Familiarity with frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, Kill Chain, and Diamond Model.
  • Experience with SIEM, EDR, TIPs, or SOAR platforms.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical intelligence into business impact.
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple intelligence priorities.

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