Cyber Security Analyst

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Information Security Engineer to strengthen our Cyber Defense capabilities. The role will focus on Threat Intelligence, Purple Teaming, SOC operations, AI Governance, Threat Hunting, and proactive security strategy. This role will work closely with red and blue teams, Security Operations, AI Governance team and senior leaderships to strengthen the organization's security posture.

Key Responsibilities

1. Threat Intelligence & Threat Management

• Lead the full Threat Intelligence lifecycle including collection, analysis, enrichment, and dissemination of intelligence.
• Actively monitor TI alerts relevant to the organization, sector, technologies, and critical assets in OpenCTI platform.
• Analyse and validate threat intel using open‑source intelligence (OSINT), commercial feeds, and community sources.
• Track active campaigns, APT groups, malware families, vulnerabilities, IOCs, IOAs, and assess their relevance to the organization.
• Map adversary Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Apply concepts from: Cyber Kill Chain, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Pyramid of Pain, Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis.

2. Purple Teaming

• Plan and execute quarterly Purple Team exercises (Linux & Windows) in collaboration with Red Team and Blue Team.
• Use tools such as Vectr or similar platforms to coordinate, track, and measure purple team activities.
• Develop detailed reports, and annual security metrics. Present key findings, insights, and risk mitigation strategies to senior leadership and technical stakeholders.

3. Threat Hunting & Honeypots

• Perform threat hunting using IOCs and hypothesis-driven approaches.
• Deploy, monitor, and analyse data from honeypots (Internal & External) to detect early indicators of malicious activity.
• Collaborate with SOC team to improve proactive detection capabilities.

4. AI Governance & Security

• Develop and implement governance processes to minimize risks associated with untrusted AI tools used by employees.
• Assess AI‑related threats, restrict access to unsafe platforms, and ensure policy compliance.
• Work with leadership to build secure, compliant AI usage frameworks.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in information security, Computer Science, or related field.
• 3-5 years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity roles (Threat Intelligence, SOC, Incident response, Red/Blue/Purple teaming, etc.).
• Strong understanding of adversary tactics, malware behaviour, and attack kill-chains.
• Experience with enterprise security tools (SIEM, EDR, threat intel platforms, OSINT tools).
• Strong knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, SANS, OWASP, and other cyber standards.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and reporting skills.
• Ability to present complex technical topics to leadership.
• Programming or scripting knowledge (Python, PowerShell, etc.).

Preferred Certifications

• CompTIA Security+ or CTI-related certifications