Cyber Security Analyst

• IT Graduate/ Junior Position
• Friendly & Energetic Environment
• Contract Opportunity, ASAP Start

The Security Analyst (SecOps) is integral to maintaining the security and integrity of the firm. Working within the Information Security & Cyber Risk team, the Security Analyst (SecOps) is responsible for monitoring and maintenance of the firms’ security information and event monitoring systems, vulnerability management systems, and other security infrastructure.

In addition, the security analyst will assist in the improvement of the firms’ SIEM and SOAR capabilities and enhancing security visibility with new and existing reporting.

Key Skills & Responsibilities

• Monitoring the firms’ Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system to identify security incidents, events of interest and other indicators of compromise (IOCs).
• Developing and maintaining SIEM dashboards Analyse and document security incidents, providing detailed reports for management review.
• Developing and maintaining Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) playbooks to automate incident response actions like threat investigation, containment and remediation steps.
• Integrating various security tools with the SOAR platform to streamline workflows and data sharing.
• Utilising SOAR capabilities to enrich threat intelligence and automate threat hunting findings.
• Familiarity in SIEM and SOAR platform (CrowdStrike preferred).
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python/PowerShell) for SOAR automation tasks.
• Understanding of network protocols, system administration and security concepts.
• Security certifications such as CISSP, SSCP, CCSP, CISA, Security+ or CSX are highly regarded.
• Familiarity with Incident Response protocols.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A strong ability to prioritise and meet deadlines is advantageous.
• Open-minded approach and willingness to learn

To submit your interest for this role, click on the Apply button quoting reference #5741.

Please note suitable applicants will be contacted within 2 business hours. Due to high volume, we will do our very best to contact all applicants and do apologise if there is a delay in this process. Please contact [email protected] with an application enquiry.