Threat Intelligence Specialist
London
Permanent (Hybrid)
At QBE, our purpose is to enable a more resilient future.
We are an international insurer and reinsurer with a local presence in 27 countries.
The Opportunity
We’re excited to be hiring a Threat Intelligence Specialist to join our Advanced Threat Services (ATS) Team on a full-time, permanent basis! You’ll be part of a supportive team that thrives on teamwork and innovation, where your expertise will be valued as we work together to tackle the ever-evolving cyber threat landscape.
We’re looking to welcome our new team member from early January 2026, so if you’re ready to make an impact in the new year, we’d love to hear from you!
Your New Role
Reporting to the Technical Threat Manager, you’ll be responsible for researching, analysing, and reporting on cyber threats targeting QBE’s global operations and technology environment. This role has a strong technical focus, centred on the collection, enrichment, automation, and analysis of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) across the Unified Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK frameworks.
You’ll also support strategic intelligence functions, acting as a backup point of contact when needed to ensure continuity of intelligence delivery across our global CTI capability.
Main Responsibilities:
Conduct advanced technical analysis of cyber threats using proactive and reactive intelligence methods.
Collect, enrich, and disseminate threat intelligence from internal telemetry, commercial sources, and OSINT.
Design and maintain automated intelligence workflows and integrations using APIs and scripting.
Track and analyse adversary infrastructure, malware, and campaigns relevant to QBE’s environment.
Continuously assess the evolving threat landscape to determine exposure, likelihood, and business impact.
Produce actionable intelligence outputs including indicator packages, threat actor profiles, and campaign assessments.
Translate complex technical findings into concise, risk-based intelligence for decision-making.
Collaborate with SOC, Detection Engineering, and Incident Response teams on purple-team exercises and threat-hunting.
Maintain trusted relationships with industry and intelligence communities.
Provide SME-level advice and challenge stakeholders using evidence-based reasoning.
Support the Strategic CTI Analyst with technical insights and act as backup PoC when needed.
Drive continuous improvement and automation across the CTI lifecycle.
Apply creative thinking to troubleshoot and enhance detection and intelligence workflows.
Demonstrate curiosity and self-drive in researching emerging techniques and technologies.
Actively contribute to CTI capability uplift through knowledge sharing and process improvement.
Use JIRA, Confluence, and other platforms to manage workflows and document intelligence findings.
About You
We’re looking for someone with a strong technical background in threat intelligence, incident response, or threat hunting, ideally within enterprise or global environments. You’ll be confident in analysing complex threats and communicating your findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
You’ll ideally bring practical experience with threat intelligence platforms or automation tools, an understanding of cloud security architectures, and exposure to red, blue, or purple-team exercises. Experience developing intelligence-led detection content and operational playbooks would be a bonus.
Skills You’ll Need:
Advanced understanding of attacker tools, techniques, and procedures.
Knowledge of security frameworks: OWASP, NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, Unified Kill Chain.
Proficient in risk analysis and information systems best practices.
Expertise in intelligence gathering and analysis tools, including OSINT.
Strong knowledge of malware analysis, IOC identification, and adversary behaviour.
Experience with API integrations, automation, and scripting.
Familiarity with enterprise security technologies (EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, proxies, packet analysis).
Experience using JIRA, Confluence, or similar tools.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Strong analytical mindset and proactive problem-solving ability.
Experience working across globally distributed teams and time zones.
Qualifications: Tertiary degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, or related discipline, or equivalent experience. Preferred certifications include: 1. SANS: GCTI, GCIH, GCIA, GPEN, GREM 2.(ISC)²: CISSP, CCSP, 3. CREST, OSCP, or equivalent
Other Information
Work Pattern: This is a global role that may require occasional early-morning or late-night meetings to align with international teams.
Why QBE? At My Best
At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.
#LI-Hybrid
We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.
QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://qbeeurope.com/careers/flex-qbe/).
With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.
To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website.
At My Best - QBE Benefits
You are more than your work – and QBE is more than a workplace, which is why we provide you with the benefits, support and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally. As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!
30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
Flexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours.
Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.
Private medical insurance – we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.
Family friendly policies – we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent.
Short term remote work abroad - you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.
Sustainable investing - we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial, environmental, and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net-zero goal to achieve year-on-year reductions in carbon footprint, by investing more in green businesses than the broader market, so your savings are looking after the planet's future, as well as your own.
Cycle-to-Work – benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper, select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of £5,000.
To find out more visit our Reward Page
QBE Awards
Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include:
Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025: Winner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year, Winner: Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re, Winner: ESG, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year, Winner: Insurance Personality of the Year - Chris Wallace, Executive Director UK insurance
AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year
Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer
UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner: Green Technology Innovation of the Year
Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner: Parental Policies Award
Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employer
You can view all our awards here
Inclusion of Diversity
We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in. We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent. For more information on our strategy targets please take a look at our Careers Page
Accessibility
Here at QBE, we are promoting an accessible workplace for all, which includes supporting candidates to perform at their best during their recruitment process. If you require any accommodations, please make your Talent Acquisition contact aware.
ESG & Sustainability
At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future. Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce, and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable, and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE’s sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning impact investment initiative ‘Premiums4Good’, please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report
What next? If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to apply! Simply click the “apply” button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.
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Skills:
Analytical Thinking, Communication, Critical Thinking, Cyber Kill Chain, Cybersecurity, Decision Making, Financial Systems, Intentional collaboration, Intrusion Detection System (IDS), IT Operations Management (ITOM), Managing performance, Process Improvements, Research Analysis, Risk Management, Stakeholder ManagementHow to Apply:
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Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.
