12 Month FTC
Summary
We are seeking an experienced Threat Intelligence Principal Contractor to support and accelerate the maturity of our cyber threat intelligence capability. This role will provide strategic leadership, specialist expertise, and hands-on delivery to enhance our understanding of the threat landscape and strengthen defence against sophisticated cyber threats.
The successful contractor will be responsible for assessing the current threat intelligence function, developing and executing a threat intelligence strategy, improving intelligence processes and tooling, and delivering actionable intelligence that supports business risk management and security decision-making.
What you'll do
- Assess and mature the organisation’s threat intelligence capability, identifying improvement opportunities and optimising processes, tooling and workflows.
- Support delivery of the threat intelligence strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities, cyber risk objectives and business operations.
- Lead the collection, analysis, production and dissemination of strategic, operational and tactical intelligence on relevant threats, actors, campaigns and emerging risks.
- Translate complex threat intelligence into clear reporting, briefings, risk impacts and actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders and security teams.
- Enable long-term operational effectiveness through improved intelligence requirements, automation opportunities, stakeholder guidance, documentation, mentoring and knowledge transfer.
Who you are
- Extensive experience leading or delivering enterprise threat intelligence programmes in large, complex environments.
- Strong capability in producing strategic, operational and tactical cyber threat intelligence, including intelligence-led risk assessments and executive reporting.
- Deep understanding of the cyber threat landscape, adversary behaviours, TTPs, emerging attack methods and intelligence frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and the Cyber Kill Chain.
- Experience integrating threat intelligence platforms, security tools and external data sources, supported by strong scripting and automation skills such as Python.
- Ability to work independently, engage senior stakeholders and drive intelligence-led improvements across security operations, incident response, vulnerability management or cyber defence.
What’s in it for you?
Working at M&S means being part of something bigger - helping to deliver quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We’re inclusive, fast-moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing.
Here are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding:
20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you’ve completed your probation
Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more
Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours
Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future
Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one
Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal
Market-leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave
24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services
One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you
Everyone’s welcome
We are ambitious about the future of retail. We’re disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.
We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.
If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.
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Skills Required
- Extensive experience leading or delivering enterprise threat intelligence programs in large, complex environments
- Experience producing strategic, operational, and tactical cyber threat intelligence
- Experience with intelligence-led risk assessments and executive reporting
- Deep understanding of the cyber threat landscape, adversary behaviors, TTPs, and emerging attack methods
- Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and the Cyber Kill Chain
- Experience integrating threat intelligence platforms, security tools, and external data sources
- Strong scripting and automation skills, such as Python
- Ability to engage senior stakeholders and drive intelligence-led improvements across security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, or cyber defense
What We Do
At M&S, we're dedicated to being the most trusted retailer, prioritising quality and delivering value. Every day, we bring the magic of M&S to our customers, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us. For over a century, we've set the standard, doing the right thing and embracing innovation. Today, with over 65,000 colleagues serving 32 million customers globally, we're putting quality products at the heart of everything we do. Tomorrow holds boundless opportunities with us. We're pioneering digital innovation and shaping the future of retail where our values drive every action. We stay close to customers and colleagues, always curious and connected. Our decisions are bold, our actions ambitious. Transparency is paramount, with straightforward, honest communication. We're constantly innovating, always striving for the best. Our focus is on aiming higher and winning together, combined with wise financial decisions to secure our future. Join us at M&S to shape the future of retail.
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