GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems. Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines. Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges. Job Purpose: The Analyst, Proactive Defense Operations will deliver the team's work and act as a senior hands-on contributor within Proactive Defense Operations (PDO). This is a hands-on analytical role within the team, focused on converting global threat data into validated, automated defensive action at machine speed. About the team: Proactive Defense Operations (PDO) moves GSK from an intelligence-and-reporting model to an automation- and engineering-centric capability. The team converts global threat data into immediate, validated operational actions, interrogating internal telemetry, triggering automated defenses and equipping defenders with contextualized, high-fidelity blueprints. PDO is organized into two operational pillars, Intelligence Automation and Threat & Context Analysis, and functions as the proactive defensive engine of Cyber Defense, working closely with Detection Engineering, SecOps/Incident Response and Vulnerability Management. Key responsibilities: This role will provide you the opportunity to lead key activities to progress your career. These responsibilities include some of the following: Deliver assigned work to agreed quality and timelines. Support colleagues with peer review and knowledge sharing. Monitor and dissect global threat streams, technical disclosures and campaign data to extract malicious behaviors and techniques (TTPs). Execute automated environment-check playbooks against centralized SIEM and data lake logs to establish enterprise exposure during emerging threat events. Compile high-fidelity Proactive Operational Packs (POPs) that deliver verified asset blast radius, adjusted risk profiles and pre-validated context to defenders. Leverage generative AI query and prompting frameworks to rapidly draft proactive behavioral detection logic (e.g. YARA-L, Sigma) for validation and deployment. Build and maintain the metrics that show whether the Cyber Defense function is getting ahead of threat activity. Partner with detection engineering, threat intelligence and threat exposure management to close predicted gaps. Establish the operating model for Proactive Defense Operations and mature it over time. Basic Qualifications: Degree in a relevant discipline, or related experience. Demonstrated experience in security operations, detection engineering or security data science. Proficient in using centralized telemetry interfaces (SIEM, EDR, cloud logs) to run complex, multi-variable queries. 4+ years of hands-on experience in technical Cyber Defense, Threat Hunting or advanced Security Operations. Demonstrated ability to deliver work independently to a high standard. Strong attention to detail in analysis and documentation. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with security data science, modelling or advanced analytics. Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and threat-informed defence practice. Experience with generative AI query and prompting frameworks for detection logic drafting. Data engineering or Python analytics skill. Relevant certification such as CISSP, GCIA, GCDA, GCTI. Experience in pharmaceutical, life sciences or another highly regulated industry. Typical tools and technologies: SIEM (e.g. Google SecOps), security data lake (e.g. Azure Data Lake), SOAR (e.g. Torq), Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP), MITRE ATT&CK Navigator, generative AI drafting tools, BI tooling. #AGTech Skills AI for Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, CTI Software, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Data Engineering, Data Enrichment, Forensic Data Analysis, Incident Management, Infrastructure Security, Intrusion Detection, Intrusion Prevention, ML Security, Offensive Cyber Operations, Operational Threat Intelligence, Python Automation, Security Monitoring, Security Operations, Security Planning, Security Protocols, Security Risk, Security Technologies Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale. People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people. Inclusion at GSK: As an employer committed to Inclusion, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team at [email protected] to discuss your needs. Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. It has come to our attention that the names of GlaxoSmithKline or GSK or our group companies are being used in connection with bogus job advertisements or through unsolicited emails asking candidates to make some payments for recruitment opportunities and interview. Please be advised that such advertisements and emails are not connected with the GlaxoSmithKline group in any way. GlaxoSmithKline does not charge any fee whatsoever for recruitment process. Please do not make payments to any individuals / entities in connection with recruitment with any GlaxoSmithKline (or GSK) group company at any worldwide location. Even if they claim that the money is refundable. If you come across unsolicited email from email addresses not ending in gsk.com or job advertisements which state that you should contact an email address that does not end in “gsk.com”, you should disregard the same and inform us by emailing [email protected], so that we can confirm to you if the job is genuine. We are a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years. Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together. Find out more on our career site.

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