Cyber Security Analyst

Cyber Security Analyst – Hybrid (UK) – £43,000 + benefits

Yolk Recruitment are working with a trusted and well-established organisation that continues to strengthen its cyber security capability. They’re looking for a Cyber Security Analyst to join their Security Operations function and support the delivery of key security controls across the business.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong technical mindset who enjoys threat detection, incident response, and improving day to day security resilience. Working as part of the Cyber Resilience team, you’ll play a hands-on role in monitoring systems, responding to incidents, and supporting the upkeep of core security tooling.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work with the Cyber Security team to enhance threat monitoring and response capability across the organisation.
• Handle security incident response, working closely with internal teams and third parties to ensure a high standard of investigation and reporting.
• Monitor, review, and respond to security alerts, incidents, and breaches.
• Track and support remediation of identified vulnerabilities.
• Use security tools to assess risks to people, infrastructure, and data, carrying out routine checks.
• Monitor user behaviour analytics including security awareness and social engineering activities.
• Gather evidence to support audits and demonstrate the effectiveness of security controls.
• Ensure security tooling is maintained, updated, and correctly licensed.
• Contribute to regular testing of the cyber incident response plan for both IT and OT environments.

Company Benefits:

• Competitive salary with clear progression routes
• Discretionary bonus up to 10%
• Industry recognised training and certifications
• Strong pension scheme (5% employee & 10% employer)
• Generous annual leave
• Employee wellbeing support
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Additional company perks and discounts

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