A unique place to grow your career

At Sellafield Ltd, we are harnessing our expertise; bringing together world-class skills and innovative technology to solve complex nuclear, infrastructure, and engineering challenges. By joining Sellafield Ltd, you join an amazing team of people, from all walks of life, where you can thrive in a connected, considerate culture of innovation, collaboration, and community; and play a significant part in
the UK’s sustainable nuclear future.

About the role

The Threat Intelligence function at Sellafield Ltd is responsible for planning, gathering, processing, and analysing cyber threat information specific to Sellafield Ltd and the broader civil nuclear sector. The team transforms this information into valuable and actionable intelligence to inform risk management, security operations, and strategic planning, supporting the proactive defence of the organisation’s critical assets.

This is a newly established threat function within the Cyber Security Operations function at Sellafield Ltd, designed to strengthen the organisations cyber security posture. Sellafield operates in a uniquely complex, regulated and high-stakes nuclear environment, where protection of critical assets is paramount.

The role must navigate the challenges of building foundational cyber capabilities from the group up, establishing robust security practices, integrating advanced detection technologies, and developing tailored processes to suit both legacy and emerging technologies. Operating at the intersection of IT and OT the function must ensure seamless delivery, compliance with stringent regulatory frameworks, and resilience against evolving threats.

Key responsibilities

• Plan, gather, process, and analyse information from varied sources (open, closed, internal, dark web) relevant to Sellafield Ltd and the civil nuclear sector.
• Produce high-value intelligence outputs, ranging from technical indicators to strategic advisory for business and operational risk decision-makers.
• Assess emerging threats, actor tactics, vulnerabilities, and trends; contextualise findings for impact on the organisation.
• Collaborate with SOC, engineering, and incident response teams to ensure intelligence integration and alignment with current and future threats.
• Maintain relationships with external partners, government, and sector-specific threat-sharing groups.
• Develop and enhance processes, methodologies, and policies for the threat intelligence function.
• Lead/direct the planning, gathering, processing and analysis of information from varied sources relevant to Sellafield Ltd and the civil nuclear sector.
• Drive strategic intelligence initiatives and innovation in analytic practices.
• Mentor, develop, and manage junior analysts.
• Represent CS&IA in threat intelligence communities and forums.

Your Skills and Qualifications

Essential:
• Cyber threat intelligence experience, including intelligence lifecycle (planning, collection, analysis, dissemination).
• Strong analytical, investigative, and reporting abilities.
• Familiarity with threat intelligence platforms, OSINT, SIEM, and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear and concise reports.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to work with incomplete, ambiguous, or conflicting information.

Desirable:
• Sector-specific knowledge (nuclear, critical infrastructure)
• SANS FOR578 – Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
• CREST Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTIA)
• Extensive experience leading threat intelligence functions in complex or regulated environments.
• Demonstrated ability to influence at a senior level and deliver projects/programmes independently.
• Experience mentoring, coaching, or managing a team of analysts.

Why us?

At Sellafield Ltd, we are committed to supporting our employees in fulfilling their potential. With having 100 years of work in front of us, we offer comprehensive training and development opportunities, enabling you to feel inspired in your role. Whatever area you join us in, you’ll find a genuinely exciting and rewarding career.

Making sure our employees feel supported is important to us. Therefore, to help you get the most out of life in and outside of work, we also offer a range of employee benefits:
• You will benefit from an annual bonus of up to 15%, made up of company and personal performance
• An attractive defined contribution pension scheme – the company will match up to 13.5% for a 7% employee contribution!
• 30 days annual leave + bank holidays. Plus, the ability to purchase an extra 2.5 days per year.
• The ability to carry over 10 days annual leave each financial year
• Paid Sick Leave
• Family Friendly Policies – Visit our Rewards & Benefits page to read more
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Lifestyle Benefits sasra.co.uk
• Learning & Development Opportunities https://careers.sellafieldsite.co.uk/work-with-us/learning-and-development/
• Reward & Recognition Policies
• Welfare & Employee Assistance Programme
• Free Aviva Health App & Annual Health Check
• MyDiscounts – Employee Savings & Discounts
• MyBenefits – A Charity Giving Scheme
• Many, many more! Click this link to visit our Rewards & Benefits page: https://careers.sellafieldsite.co.uk/work-with-us/rewards-and-benefits/

Sellafield Ltd is a unique place to grow your career, offering a remarkable blend of role variety, job security, personal growth, professional development, and truly significant work. This is your opportunity to tackle some of the biggest challenges in the nuclear, infrastructural and engineering worlds and create a clean and safe environment for generations to come. Explore Sellafield Ltd today.

Additional Information

• The closing date for this vacancy is 26th October 2026.

• In the event of a high number of responses to any advert, Sellafield Ltd reserves the right to close the advert early. Once closed, the advert will be removed from our website. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

• Please regularly check your Spam/Junk folders for news about this vacancy, correspondence could contain invitations to interview and other important updates.

• Qualifications
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide evidence of your qualifications. Attaching them at application stage will ensure a smooth process and prevent delays.

A minimum of 3 GCSEs at Grade 4/Grade C or above in English, Maths & Science (or equivalent). Functional Skills Level 2 will also be considered as equivalent to GCSE Grade 4 (Grade C). Other equivalent qualifications may be considered.

• Right to Work in the UK
As part of our screening process, all candidates must demonstrate their right to work in the UK.
If you are not a UK national, you will be required to provide evidence of your immigration status. This is generated through the UK Government online service via the GOV.UK services below:
- A valid eVisa (digital immigration status) share code
https://www.gov.uk/evisa/view-evisa-get-share-code-prove-immigration-status
- A Right to Work share code
https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work

Applicants who are not UK nationals must provide a valid Right to Work share code and evidence of their eVisa status at the point of application. Applications submitted without this information are not able to be progressed.

• Please be aware that this role is subject to achieving security clearance. This role requires higher level of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 or 10 years of continuous residency in the UK. Factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the level of clearance you’re able to achieve.

• Sellafield Ltd are recognised as a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3). Disability Confident employers offer an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. Sellafield Ltd define the minimum criteria as the ‘essential skills’ which are listed on the vacancy notice. Whilst completing your application form, you will be able to indicate if you wish to be considered under the disability confident scheme. If you would prefer to discuss this directly with us, please contact the GBS Recruitment team on recruitment@sellafieldcloud.co.uk

Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst

Job number

SP06874

Profession

IT Information Services

Location

Sellafield or Risley

Salary

£69,412 - £75,252

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Posting date

4 October 2026

Closing date

26 October 2026