Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

Location: Leuven (50% onsite)

Duration: ASAP – 31/12/2026

Role Overview:

As a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst, you will be an integral part of the Security Operations Center (SOC), providing intelligence on threats and threat actors. Your insights will support decision-making and trigger new alerts, aiding in the protection of the organization's IT environment. You will collaborate with various stakeholders, ensuring the delivery of actionable intelligence across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct research on emerging threats relevant to the organization.
• Identify and classify threat actors and campaigns.
• Prepare and present Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) reports to the cybersecurity community.
• Understand critical IT assets and security controls.
• Collaborate on threat hunting and use case development.
• Analyze adversary tactics and identify gaps in defenses.
• Recommend improvements to security architecture.
• Review and interpret external threat intelligence sources and reports.
• Suggest enhancements to detection use cases based on internal and external insights.
• Liaise with the Group’s CERT to share intelligence and foster collaboration.

Key Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of threat impact assessment techniques.
• Experience supporting use case design and correlation rule development.
• Familiarity with log management and SIEM tools.
• Proficiency with commercial and open-source security tools (e.g., EPP, EDR, SIEM).
• Skilled in log analysis using regular expressions and natural language queries.
• Understanding of network traffic analysis and packet capture.
• Solid grasp of encryption and cryptography.
• Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, Kill Chain, or the Diamond Model is a strong plus.

Ideal Profile:

• Passionate about cybersecurity.
• Strong understanding of IT infrastructure.
• Skilled at building partnerships with new stakeholders.
• Excellent at researching and synthesizing information.
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively to diverse audiences.