Threat Intelligence Analyst

The Threat Intelligence Analyst will be working to support specific intelligence types (tactical, operational and strategic) dependent on the tertiary team’s focus within the Threat Intelligence team. The analyst will primarily collect information from various internal and external sources to curate threat intelligence. The resultant threat intelligence will be disseminated to multiple intelligence consumers within the Admiral Group. Deliverables based on their intelligence type (tactical, operational and strategic) can range from the novel detection of adversarial attack paths to SOC analysts to the application of machine learning technologies, for example, DeepFakes, to inform the business of emerging threats. 

To succeed in this role, you must operate across the business to collect, synthesise and communicate the relevant outputs. The candidate, therefore, needs to utilise multiple skill sets acquired from a varied work history whilst operating within a team to maintain pace and relevance at the speed of the external landscape. 

Responsibilities:

• Identify and manage a wide range of intelligence sources to provide a holistic view of the threat landscape, credible adversarial TTPs or high-fidelity analytics. 
• Curate and maintain threat profiles to understand the credible adversary groups, campaigns, associated tactics, techniques, and procedures. 
• Proactively utilise various skills and novel techniques, including structured analytics, machine learning and automation, to disseminate timely and actionable intelligence. 
• Analyse all-source intelligence, and threat data feeds. 
• Collab with the broader team and share knowledge for ongoing improvements. 
• Apply knowledge about threats into concrete courses of action. 
• Disseminate threat intelligence products working across the threat intelligence cycle. 

Essential Experience/Skills: 

• 2 years experience in cyber security with a focus on intelligence or similar.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent problem-solving skills whilst responsive to feedback. 
• Proven analytical, report-writing and verbal briefing abilities. 
• Technical understanding of information security and cyber defence concepts. 
• Exercising critical thinking to assess threats via the assimilation and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data. 
• Thoroughly understand the Cyber Kill Chain, MITRE ATT&CK and other information security defence and intelligence frameworks.

Desirable Skills: 

• Penetration testing or technical cyber security experience. 
• Coding experience (Python, Bash, Powershell). 
• One or more qualifications (BSc, MSc, PhD, CREST, TigerScheme, SANS, CISSP).
•  Previous experience in threat intelligence is advantageous. 
• Technical and applicable knowledge of the cyber threat landscape within financial services, including threat actors, attack paths, tactics, techniques and procedures, with effective countermeasures in a financial services environment.

Our Commitment to You

At Admiral, we are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. Admiral is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here.

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