We are supporting a leading technology organisation in the search for a Cyber Security Analyst to join its Security Operations team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast-paced cybersecurity environment, helping to protect critical infrastructure and enterprise systems through proactive monitoring, incident response, and threat analysis.

Working as part of a 24/7 operational security function, you will play a key role in identifying, investigating, and responding to security threats across both cloud-based and on-premise environments.

Key Responsibilities

- Monitor security events, alerts, and incidents across enterprise networks and systems.
- Manage security cases and tickets through to resolution.
- Analyse logs and data from SIEM platforms, security monitoring tools, network infrastructure, and endpoint technologies.
- Investigate and triage security alerts to identify malicious activity and determine attack methods and techniques.
- Follow established incident response and escalation procedures to contain and mitigate security risks.
- Ensure all incidents are accurately documented, including indicators of compromise, evidence, and investigation findings.
- Identify and address false positives, providing feedback to improve detection capabilities.
- Support the development and optimisation of security monitoring rules and processes.
- Analyse data sets to identify security gaps and recommend improvements.

Skills & Experience

Essential

- Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
- 3+ years' experience in cyber security, security operations, threat analysis, or security monitoring.
- Experience investigating security incidents and working within a Security Operations Centre environment.
- Understanding of incident response processes, security event triage, and escalation procedures.
- Strong knowledge of networking protocols, authentication mechanisms, and common attack techniques.
- Good understanding of information security principles, technologies, and best practices.
- Experience securing and supporting Windows and Linux environments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable

- Industry certifications such as GCIH, GCIA, or equivalent cyber security qualifications.
- Experience working with SIEM platforms and security monitoring technologies.
- Knowledge of Oracle and virtualised environments.

What\'s on Offer

- Opportunity to work within a highly skilled cyber security team.
- Exposure to complex security environments and emerging threats.
- Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
- Collaborative and supportive working culture.
- Competitive salary, bonus and benefits package.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Cyber Security Analyst looking to further develop their incident response, threat analysis, and security operations expertise within a technically challenging environment.

 

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