Vice President, Threat Intelligence Analyst

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

The department covers Cyber Security, Information Security, IT Audit, IT Risks, IT Controls, Access Management, Security Operation, Threat Management and the portfolio for change for all these areas.

NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTS

Report to Head of HO Liaison and Threat Management also same as Global Head of MUFG Threat Intelligence Centre (MTIC)

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Threat Intelligence Analyst will play a critical role in identifying, analysing, and communicating cyber threats to support proactive defence strategies. Leveraging the knowledge and background in penetration testing, the Analyst will act as a key liaison between the Threat Intelligence team and Red/Blue teams , facilitating collaboration and ensuring threat insights are operationalized effectively.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitor and analyse the global threat landscape to identify emerging risks, adversary tactics, and trends relevant to the organization’s business and technology environment.
• Collaborate with Red Team, Blue Team, and Penetration Testing teams to integrate threat intelligence into testing scenarios using Breach & Attack Simulation (BAS) platforms and enhance defensive strategies.
• Act as a liaison between threat intelligence and offensive security teams to ensure alignment on threat modelling and adversary simulation exercises.
• Support threat hunting activities by providing contextual intelligence and working alongside hunt team members.
• Conduct threat modelling of threat actors, including their capabilities, motivations, and potential impact.
• Leverage the MITRE ATT&CK framework to map threat actor behaviours and support detection engineering.
• Develop and maintain threat profiles, attack surface assessments, and adversary emulation plans.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders across regions (Japan, EMEA, Americas, APAC, India) to align threat intelligence requirements, deliverables, and operational priorities.
• Deliver timely, high-quality threat briefings and risk assessments to operational stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement of threat intelligence processes, tooling, and automation.
• Participate in incident response investigations, providing threat context and attribution support.
• Maintain awareness of global regulatory and compliance requirements related to threat intelligence and offensive security operations.

Culture and Management

• Take an active role in the group and global operation of MUFG.
• Promote the MUFG values-led culture which is inclusive and diverse.
• Promote a dynamic, delivery driven culture that works alongside business units to provide responsive resolutions and value driven solutions.
• Collective leadership by example on staff cyber education and awareness to embed a proactive cyber culture.
• Find ways to strengthen working relationships with stakeholders, including business teams.
• Lead by example in building relationships across MUFG, establishing a stronger peer network and helping to strengthen collaboration.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to understand industry best practice, influence change and promote technical credibility.
• Foster a global cultural mindset by promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across all regions. Encourage collaboration across diverse teams, respect for cultural differences, and inclusive practices that support a sense of belonging and equity in the workplace.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 8+ years of experience in threat intelligence, cybersecurity operations, or penetration testing.
• Proven ability to collaborate across technical teams, including Red/Blue teams and SOC.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Familiarity with threat intelligence platforms (TIPs), SIEMs, and threat data enrichment tools.
• Experience using Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) platforms to build and validate threat scenarios.
• Strong understanding of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), MITRE ATT&CK framework, and threat modelling.
• Hands-on experience with penetration testing tools such as Metasploit Framework, Burp Suite, Kali Linux, and Pentera.
• Experience producing threat reports and briefings.

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Analytical and detail-oriented with a strong sense of curiosity.
• Collaborative and team-focused, with a proactive approach to cross-functional engagement.
• Able to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• High integrity and discretion when handling sensitive information.
• Strong cultural awareness and ability to work effectively in a global organization.
• A calm approach, with the ability to perform well under pressure

Business Travel

Tokyo, London, New York, Singapore or India (flexible depending on regional requirements; some travel may be required).

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.