ABOUT US

Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions for defeating cyberattacks. The company acquired Secureworks in February 2025, bringing together two pioneers that have redefined the cybersecurity industry with their innovative, native AI-optimized services, technologies and products. Sophos is now the largest pure-play Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider, supporting more than 28,000 organizations. In addition to MDR and other services, Sophos’ complete portfolio includes industry-leading endpoint, network, email, and cloud security that interoperate and adapt to defend through the Sophos Central platform. Secureworks provides the innovative, market-leading Taegis XDR/MDR, identity threat detection and response (ITDR), next-gen SIEM capabilities, managed risk, and a comprehensive set of advisory services. Sophos sells all these solutions through reseller partners, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) worldwide, defending more than 600,000 organizations worldwide from phishing, ransomware, data theft, other every day and state-sponsored cybercrimes. The solutions are powered by historical and real-time threat intelligence from Sophos X-Ops and the newly added Counter Threat Unit (CTU). Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.

READY TO JOIN US?

At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don’t check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don’t let a checklist hold you back – we encourage you to apply.

ROLE SUMMARY

As a Threat Intelligence Analyst supporting our Managed Detection & Response (MDR) Team, you will leverage your experience, skills, and cybersecurity knowledge of the threat actor landscape to convert threat data into actionable intelligence information to ultimately better protect our customers from evolving threats. A primary focus of this role will be to analyze and enrich both Sophos case data, internal intelligence, and OSINT to better track and defend against active campaigns.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

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• Execute strategic and tactical operations focused on developing, applying, and communicating a deep understanding of cyber threat actors, campaigns and nation-state-level threats.

• Assess the capabilities of threat actors and identify new methods for tracking and identification of new activity through Open Source and Private Source intelligence feeds
• Translate actor TTPs into actionable insight (novel signals) that drive continuous product improvements
• Provide security and threat intelligence thought leadership to stakeholders
• Perform open-source intelligence (OSINT) collection and analysis, identifying relevant indications of cyber threats, malicious code, malicious websites, and vulnerabilities.
• Continuously improve and optimize threat intelligence processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance the team’s ability to detect and respond to emerging threats, and proactively identify opportunities for automation and efficiency gains.