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Threat Researcher / Threat Intelligence Analyst
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Threat Researcher / Threat Intelligence Analyst
Threat Researcher / Threat Intelligence Analyst – Manchester - £40,000 - £65,000
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.
- Produise 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.
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Skills & Experience
Required
- Strong understanding of cyber security and incident response processes.
- Practical experience working within:
- Cyber security
- Threat intelligence
- Security operations
- Digital forensics
- Incident response
- Experience building and managing testing, lab, or sandbox environments.
- Knowledge of:
- Malware behaviour
- Attacker techniques
- Common attack vectors
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of research projects.
Desirable
- 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.
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What They’re Looking For
This team values:
- Curiosity
- Initiative
- 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.
- Are comfortable leveraging AI tools to improve efficiency while maintaining a strong focus on validating outputs.
- Thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.
Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- Direct access to founders and significant influence over product direction.
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge cyber security technology.
- £2,500 per year allocated 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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