Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

Join our team at AMGEN Capability Center Portugal the #1 company in Best Workplaces (201500 employees category) in Portugal in 2024 by the Great Place to Work Institute. With over 500 talented individuals from more than 40 nationalities our Lisbon center thrives at the intersection of innovation excellence and inspiration. This is your opportunity to explore the future of healthcare through technology and digital innovation supporting our mission To Serve Patients.

Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

At AMGEN Technology isnt just a support functionits a catalyst for discovery transformation and real-world impact. Here your ideas fuel innovation that improves and saves lives of patients in dire need of our medicines. Are you ready to do meaningful work that matters

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WHAT YOU WILL DO

The Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTI) plays a vital role in enhancing Amgens cyber defense posture by identifying analyzing and disseminating intelligence related to cyber threats. This role is responsible for gathering and correlating information from various internal and external sources to provide actionable insights that help prevent detect and mitigate cybersecurity risks.

The CTI analyst partners with SOC incident response and threat hunting teams to proactively identify indicators of compromise (IOCs) tactics techniques and procedures (TTPs) and emerging threat actors targeting the healthcare and biotech sectors. This role also contributes to the development of threat models intelligence reports and executive briefings.

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• Collect analyze and assess cyber threat intelligence from open-source intelligence (OSINT) commercial feeds government sources and internal telemetry.

• Develop and maintain profiles of threat actors their capabilities infrastructure and campaigns relevant to Amgens industry.

• Produce actionable intelligence reports threat advisories and strategic briefings for technical teams and senior stakeholders.

• Correlate threat intelligence with internal events to support investigations and improve detection capabilities.

• Assist in the enrichment of threat hunting and incident response efforts by providing contextual intelligence and TTP mapping.

• Track geopolitical and sector-specific threats to anticipate risks that could affect business operations.

• Collaborate with SOC and engineering teams to improve detection rules and defense mechanisms based on threat intelligence findings.

• Maintain situational awareness of the cyber threat landscape and emerging risks to healthcare life sciences and biotechnology sectors.

• Support the configuration and maintenance of threat intelligence platforms (TIPs) and threat feed integrations.

• Contribute to purple team and threat emulation exercises to validate defensive controls and response capabilities.

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WHAT WE EXPECT OF YOU

We welcome people who bring unique strengths backgrounds and perspectives. The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader with a passion for cybersecurity analytics and driving continuous improvement in global-scale environments.

Basic Qualifications and Experience:

• Masters degree in Cybersecurity Information Technology Intelligence Studies or related field OR

• Bachelors degree with 1 year of experience in Cyber Threat Intelligence Threat Hunting or a similar security role OR

• Diploma with 2 years of relevant experience in threat intelligence or related cybersecurity functions

Functional Skills:

Must-Have Skills:

• Strong understanding of the cyber threat landscape adversary tactics (MITRE ATT&CK) and threat actor methodologies.

• Experience conducting intelligence analysis using OSINT dark web monitoring threat reports and threat intelligence platforms.

• Ability to write concise impactful threat intelligence reports tailored to various audiences.

• Familiarity with cyber kill chain diamond model and intelligence lifecycle.

• Basic scripting knowledge (Python PowerShell) to support enrichment and automation of threat intelligence.

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Experience in healthcare pharmaceutical or biotech threat landscape.

• Knowledge of threat intelligence standards (STIX/TAXII).

• Understanding of malware families and APT group behaviors.

• Experience with TIPs (e.g. MISP Anomali ThreatConnect).

• Ability to brief senior leadership on strategic and operational threats.

Professional Certifications:

• GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI)

• Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTIA)

• CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA)

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Soft Skills:

• Analytical mindset and curiosity to track complex threats and trends.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills especially in a cross-functional global environment.

• Ability to handle ambiguity and prioritize in a dynamic threat landscape.

• Commitment to ongoing learning and development in the CTI field.

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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT OF US

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others we also care deeply for our teammates well-being and growth.

• Work That Matters Build tech that accelerates scientific breakthroughs and helps patients worldwide.

• Modern Tech Stack Cloud-first automation-focused AI-powered.

• Global Scale Agile Mindset Collaborate across continents while working in nimble high-impact teams.

• Continuous Learning Access to certifications trainings mentorship and career mobility.

• AMGEN Total Rewards Plan Comprehensive benefits in healthcare finance and well-being.

• Flexibility Hybrid work model with time split between our Lisbon office and remote work.

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

AMGEN is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform crucial job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

Salary Range

36975 EUR-50025 EUR

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