Threat Intelligence Analyst

Job title: Threat Intelligence Analyst

About the Role Join Telefónica Tech's Threat Intelligence unit to proactively provide actionable intelligence to clients to support security strategy and risk assessments. You will conduct in-depth investigations and technical threat analysis, produce technical and executive reports, and support client teams with escalations and on‑call rotations.

What You'll Do

• Conduct investigations and technical analyses on threats of various nature.
• Provide expert escalation handling and produce technical and executive reports incorporating intelligence research methodologies; include attack vectors, Threat Actors descriptions, and related TTPs.
• Use virtual machines and sandboxes to safely analyze suspicious links or malware artifacts.
• Research and detect new forms of attacks used by adversaries relevant to the financial sector; gather information from underground forums, Deep Web and Dark Web.
• Develop broad knowledge of client environment tooling and internal procedures.
• Maintain a proactive, continuous improvement approach, seeking automation and task optimization.
• Handle specific investigation requests and provide support to Level 1 team and clients through rotating on‑call duties.

What We're Looking For

• 3-5 years of experience in analytical or intelligence environments, ideally in cybersecurity.
• Desired: additional consulting experience.
• Education: degree in ICT (Computer Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering or similar).
• Desired: security certification (CTIA, GCTI, CEH, GOSI, CySA+, etc.).
• Technical knowledge: programming with scripting focus (Python, JavaScript); Regular Expressions (RegEx); Linux-based systems; configuration and administration of VMs (VMware, VirtualBox).
• Experience in threat modeling using MITRE ATT&CK.
• Experience with crawlers and web scraping.
• Ability to profile threat actors.
• Experience with ticketing tools.
• Knowledge of CTI research and analysis methodologies.
• Knowledge of current cybersecurity trends (techniques, threat actors, campaigns, etc.).
• Analytical skills and high-level writing in English and Spanish.
• Desired: Threat Hunting, forensic or malware analysis.
• For the role, teamwork, client management, willingness to learn, proactive attitude, strong communication.
• Languages: Spanish (C1+), English (B2+).

Nice to Have

• Threat Hunting, forensic or malware analysis.
• Experience in consulting.

Compensation & Benefits

• Measures for work-life balance and flexible hours.
• Ongoing training and certifications.
• Hybrid model of telework.
• Attractive benefits package.
• Excellent dynamic and multidisciplinary work environment.
• Volunteer programs.
• We are diverse and promote equality.