Junior Cybersecurity Intel Researcher
Anomali
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Belfast • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Conducting false positive/negative triage within ThreatStream, ensuring accurate classification and minimal intelligence misattribution.
- Assist with sample collection and analysis, including handling malware samples, suspicious files, and malicious infrastructure.
- Develop and refine custom scripts and automation workflows to improve threat analysis and intelligence ingestion.
- Work with wider teams to research, structure, and publish the semi-annual State of OSINT Report.
- Contribute to threat detection improvements, including refining behavioral indicators and intelligence structuring.
- Develop behavioral detections with the Anomali Query Language (AQL)
Requirements
- BSc/BEng in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or, an additional 3 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree
- Basic knowledge of malware analysis techniques, including dynamic/static analysis, sandboxing, and unpacking.
- Experience with triaging False Positives and False Negatives, ensuring accurate threat classifications.
- Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, or PowerShell) to automate malware analysis and intelligence workflows.
- Understanding of OPSEC principles and secure research practices, particularly in handling malware execution.
- This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. The successful candidate must not now, or in the future require visa sponsorship to work at our Belfast location.
- Experience with reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, or Radare2.
- Hands-on experience using sandbox environments (e.g., Cuckoo, Any.Run, VMRay, or Joe Sandbox) for malware behavior analysis.
- Basic understanding of network security concepts, including traffic analysis, PCAP inspection, and C2 detection.
- Prior experience with Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs) such as ThreatStream, MISP, or OpenCTI.
- Web scraping and automation experience, preferably using Python, to collect and structure intelligence data.
Benefits
- Private Healthcare Plan
- Dental Plan
- Optical Plan
- Paid Public Holidays
- Accrued Paid Time Off – 25 days
- Quarterly event with your Geographic Team
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Hard skills
malware analysisdynamic analysisstatic analysisscripting languagesPythonBashPowerShellreverse engineeringnetwork securitythreat detection
Certifications
BSc in Computer ScienceBEng in Computer ScienceCybersecurity degree