Cyber Threat Intelligence Senior Analyst

2 weeks ago

Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Axiata Digital Labs Full time 900,000 - 1,200,000 per year

Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Cyber Threat Intelligence Senior Analyst to join our cybersecurity team. The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying, analyzing, and mitigating advanced threats through proactive hunting, intelligence gathering, and incident response support. This role requires strong technical expertise, analytical skills, and the ability to translate threat intelligence into actionable defense strategies.

Key Responsibilities
Threat Intelligence

  • Collect, analyze, and contextualize threat intelligence from internal telemetry, open sources (OSINT), dark web, commercial feeds, and ISAC/CERT channels
  • Profile threat actors, their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and provide early-warning intelligence to stakeholders
  • Produce intelligence reports, advisories, and briefings tailored to technical and executive audiences

Threat Hunting

  • Proactively hunting for malicious activity across enterprise systems, endpoints, and networks using advanced tools (e.g., SIEM, EDR, NDR)
  • Develop, test, and deploy custom detection logic, queries, and scripts to identify anomalies and potential intrusions
  • Leverage frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK to map adversary behaviors and improve detection coverage

Collaboration & Incident Response

  • Partner with SOC, Incident Response, and Vulnerability Management teams to provide intelligence-led defense and rapid containment of threats
  • Support red team/blue team exercises and validate new detection methodologies
  • Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for threat intelligence and threat hunting during security investigations

Continuous Improvement

  • Automate intelligence collection, enrichment, and correlation workflows
  • Contribute to the development of playbooks, hunting queries, and threat detection use cases
  • Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and security technologies

Person Specifications

  • Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in cybersecurity, with at least 2+ years in threat intelligence or threat hunting roles
  • Strong experience with SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, QRadar, ELK), EDR solutions (e.g., CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Carbon Black), and packet analysis tools (e.g., Zeek, Suricata, Wireshark)
  • Proficiency with threat hunting tools (e.g., Velociraptor, GRR Rapid Response, Kusto queries in Microsoft Sentinel, Elastic Hunting queries)
  • Hands-on experience with Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs) (e.g.ThreatConnect, MISP, Anomali, Recorded Future) for ingestion, enrichment, and operationalization of IOCs and TTPs
  • Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash) for custom hunts, integrations, and enrichment pipelines
  • Familiarity with malware analysis, reverse engineering, and memory forensics is a strong plus
  • Deep understanding of MITRE ATT&CK, cyber kill chain, and threat modeling frameworks
  • Experience with dark web monitoring, OSINT, and threat actor tracking
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
  • Proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently (onsite assignment for project-based engagement if needed)
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to deliver complex technical insights in simple terms
  • Team player with a passion for continuous learning and advancing organizational defense capabilities

Certifications (Preferred)

  • GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
  • GIAC Advanced Threat Hunting, Detection, and Analysis (GDAT)
  • Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTIA)
  • OSCP / OSCE / GCFA / GREM (advantageous)

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