Vice President, Cyber Threat Intelligence Senior Analyst

Department – IT Security

Report to – Executive Director, Head of CTI

Location – London

Job Purpose

CLS is seeking a highly motivated, self-driven Cyber Threat Intelligence Senior Analyst to join a global threat intelligence team. The position will involve technical and strategic research and intelligence analysis of threats relevant to our industry, business, and related technologies. The ideal candidate will be aware of industry trends and frameworks and how they could impact our business, including threat actor groups, their TTPs, intrusion activities, and geopolitical relevance. The candidate will also interact with industry and government partners daily to share intelligence. This role will also be responsible for mentoring others on the team. This position requires someone with an analytical mind, a quick learner, and the ability to create and deliver briefings, propose, and execute program initiatives/improvements, and collaborate with a wide range of key internal and external stakeholders.

Job Description

• Collects, processes, and disseminates cyber threat intelligence from varying sources, including open-source reports, information sharing partners, and vendor reports to create actionable results for internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate and produce strategic, operational, and tactical intelligence products for business units, technical teams, and executive stakeholders.
• Provide situational awareness on current threat landscape and maintain knowledge of adversary activities including geopolitical implications and TTPs to brief varying teams.
• Assess emerging threats against our operational environment and work in partnership with our security teams for detection, mitigation, and remediation efforts.
• Perform trend and correlation of cyber intelligence for recommendation-based countermeasures.
• Support and engage in incident response investigations.
• Perform basic network security analysis in support of intrusion detection operations, including the development and enrichment of indicators used to enhance network security posture.
• Review other analysts’ work and provide mentorship and guidance.
• Actively support external intelligence sharing engagements with other financial institutions and government partners.

Experience

• 6-10+ years of direct cyber threat intelligence experience.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in information security (cyber security) field, preferable in Threat Intelligence, Security Operations, or Incident Response roles.
• Understanding of intelligence lifecycle and risk management.
• Knowledge of fundamentals of threat actors’ TTP.
• Understanding of IOC validation practices and sources.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework and mapping.
• Geopolitical knowledge and potential impacts to the financial sector.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills.
• Individual contributor whilst also contributing to a small team.
• Self-motivated with ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated strong writing skills; ability to convey complex technical and non-technical concepts.

Qualifications / Certifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity studies, Intelligence Studies, International Relations, Economics, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• Security certification such as SANS GIAC (or equivalent) ideally GCTI or working towards certification (or equivalent).
• Experience with threat intelligence and SOC/CIRT interaction.
• Experience with Threat Intelligence Platforms like ThreatConnect, ThreatQ, or Filigran.
• Experience with SIEM and other cyber security tools.
• Experience with threat intelligence vendors.
• Ability to work on-site at least twice a week in London and/or participate in local intelligence sharing groups.

Desired Skills

• Developing Threat Intelligence related automations.

Benefits

• Vacation/annual leave: 25 days in UK/Asia + 3 life days, 23 in US + 3 life days.
• Private medical and dental cover and life insurance.
• Generous pension contributions in the UK and Asia; matching 401(k) in the US.
• ‘Locate for your day’ hybrid working – 2 days a week in office.
• Access to Discover – our learning platform with 1000+ courses from LinkedIn Learning.
• Paid parental leave / Coaching and support services.
• ‘Heads down days’ with no meetings on the last Friday of every month.
• Diversity Council / Affinity groups (Women’s Forum, Black Employee Network, Pride Network, Parents & Caregivers Network, Sustainability Network).
• Social events.