Senior Threat Analyst

Senior Threat Analyst

Manchester/Hybrid (on site once a fortnight and as required)

Circa £65,000 + Excellent Benefits

A Senior Threat Analyst is required to join a well-established public sector organisation within its Cyber Threat Intelligence function. This is a great opportunity for an experienced threat intelligence professional who combines strong cyber knowledge with leadership and executive-level communication skills.

Key responsibilities:

• Producing threat assessments, intelligence reports and executive briefings.
• Translating complex cyber threats into clear, actionable information for senior and non-technical stakeholders.
• Monitoring intelligence sources and assessing threat actors, TTPs and IOCs.
• Supporting incident response and working with security teams on appropriate mitigations.
• Leading and developing a small team while helping to shape and improve the Threat Intelligence function.

Expereince required:

• Strong Cyber Threat Intelligence/threat analysis experience.
• Experience briefing senior or executive stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good knowledge of cyber threats and the threat intelligence life cycle.
• Leadership, coaching or mentoring experience.
• Backgrounds within law enforcement, government, defence or wider intelligence could also be highly relevant where combined with strong cyber knowledge.

Desirable:

• Relevant industry qualifications and certifications (CPTIA, CRTIA, SANS FOR578).
• Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks such as the MITRE ATT&CK Matrix and/or Cyber Kill Chain.
• A working knowledge of the following product sets are ideal. CrowdStrike. Microsoft Suite. Orpheus