Threat Researcher / Threat Intelligence Analyst in Manchester

I am currently working with a company who are after a Threat Researcher.

This position is ideal for someone with a passion for cyber security research who enjoys building and maintaining lab environments, exploring attacker behaviour, and experimenting with new tools and techniques.

You'll join a team of highly skilled professionals who are enthusiastic about solving complex security challenges and delivering exceptional outcomes for our client.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct threat research into emerging cyber threats, malware families, attack techniques, and adversary behaviours.
• Build and maintain secure lab and sandbox environments for testing and research purposes.
• Recreate real-world attack scenarios, including malware execution and Microsoft 365-based attack techniques.
• Validate research findings against our incident response platform and identify coverage gaps.
• Produce actionable recommendations to improve product capabilities and threat visibility.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to help prioritise enhancements and new functionality.
• Document findings and contribute to internal knowledge sharing.
• Stay current with developments across the cyber threat landscape.

Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of cyber security and incident response processes.
• Practical experience working within cyber security, threat intelligence, security operations, digital forensics, or incident response.
• Experience building and managing testing, lab, or sandbox environments.
• Knowledge of malware behaviour, attacker techniques, and common attack vectors.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of research projects.
• Experience conducting malware analysis or reverse engineering.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 security investigations and attack techniques.
• Scripting or automation experience, particularly Python.
• Security certifications such as Security+, GCTI, GCFA, GCIH, or similar.
• What They’re Looking For

This team value curiosity, initiative, and a genuine passion for cyber security research along with people who:

• Enjoy building side projects and experimenting with new technologies.
• Stay up to date with the threat landscape through independent research.
• Share knowledge through blogs, articles, presentations, or social media.
• Be comfortable leveraging AI tools to improve efficiency while maintaining a strong focus on validating outputs.
• Thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment
• Direct access to founders and significant influence over product direction.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge cyber security technology.
• £2,500 a year for holidays: Take you and your chosen ones, on us
• Team offsites, quarterly socials, and a genuinely good culture.
• Training and development budget aligned to your career path. .
• Clear progression opportunities as the company scales.
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