Intelligence Analyst

Employment Type

Permanent

Closing Date

29 Sept 2026 11:59pm

Job Title

Intelligence Analyst

Job Summary

The Opportunity

Sitting within Telstra's Cyber Security Threat Research and Intelligence Group, this role offers the opportunity to contribute across a range of intelligence and security functions. You will work across teams including Threat Labs, OSINT and Cybercrime, and operational support. The role combines intelligence analysis, technical capability, research, problem-solving, and stakeholder communication to strengthen Telstra's information security posture and support effective security outcomes.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Execute cyber security intelligence activities to identify threats across Telstra and its business units.

Use specialised toolsets to gather, analyse, and evaluate information from professional threat feeds, internal systems, and publicly available sources.

Collate and assess information to produce quality intelligence that supports the anticipation and prevention of potential threats.

Conduct research and analysis across cybercrime, OSINT, technical security, and the current threat environment.

Produce clear, accurate, and consistent intelligence reports and communications for operational, technical, and business audiences.

Contribute to Threat Labs activities through the analysis of technical data and the application of knowledge across networks, platform configuration, and scripting.

Support security operations with timely intelligence, research, technical analysis, and communications.

Rapidly assess information security risks and develop a strong working knowledge of telecommunications and information security.

Engage effectively with stakeholders across Telstra and communicate intelligence findings with clarity and influence.

Identify and execute creative and effective solutions to analytical, technical, and operational issues.

Work collaboratively across the broader Threat Research and Intelligence Group to support shared priorities and security outcomes.

Contribute to the improvement of intelligence methods, processes, documentation, data sources, and tooling.

Operate with professionalism, discretion, and sound judgement when handling sensitive security information.

About You

You are an intelligence or cyber security professional with strong analytical and critical-thinking abilities, sound technical skills, and the communication capability to engage effectively across a range of audiences.

You bring:

Knowledge of the role cyber security intelligence plays in identifying and managing threats.

Demonstrated analytical and critical-thinking skills, including the ability to rapidly grasp information security risks within the current threat environment.

Strong technical skills, including an understanding of networks, platform configuration, and scripting.

Exceptional written communication skills, with demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and with influence using a variety of media.

Strong verbal communication and stakeholder-engagement skills across management, operational teams, vendors, and external organisations.

The ability to gather, assess, and evaluate information from varied technical, commercial, internal, and publicly available sources.

Demonstrated problem-solving skills and the ability to identify and execute creative and effective solutions.

The ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams while taking ownership of assigned issues and deliverables.

The ability to develop and apply strong working knowledge of telecommunications, information security, cybercrime, OSINT, and intelligence operations.

High levels of professionalism, adaptability, integrity, and care when working with sensitive information.

Highly desirable:

An understanding of information security within a telecommunications environment.

Experience in intelligence analysis, cyber security research, technical security operations, or incident support.

Experience using analytical, research, scripting, or security toolsets.

Relevant tertiary qualifications, industry training, or certification.