Cyber Security Analyst

Job Title: Trust & Safety Analyst

Location: Dublin, Ireland.

Type: Hybrid

Model: Contract

Duration: Asap - 28/04/2026

Our client is seeking a highly skilled Cyber Security Analyst to join their Threat Defense Security Analyst team. This team is responsible for monitoring, detecting, and responding to cyber-attacks across some of the world’s leading organizations. Working closely with threat intelligence and incident response experts, you will help deliver high-impact, actionable insights that strengthen organizational security and trust.

If you’re analytical, detail-oriented, and passionate about abuse prevention, incident response, and operational excellence, this is an exceptional opportunity to contribute to a world-class security program.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct strategic and data-driven analysis to support performance optimization and operational improvements.
• Drive well-defined abuse and harm-mitigation projects, delivering iterative enhancements to systems and processes.
• Perform log analysis to investigate, scope, and support the remediation of security incidents.
• Develop and maintain project documentation, track progress, record meeting notes, and manage deadlines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to identify tactical solutions to defined problems.
• Support operational monitoring, error resolution, and process improvements to reduce latency and increase accuracy.
• Present analytical insights, metrics, and market trends that influence decision-making.

What We’re Looking For

Technical Expertise

• Proficiency with at least one EDR tool:
• Mandiant HX, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike
• Experience with NDR technologies such as:
• Mandiant NX, Corelight, Palo Alto NGFW
• Strong log analysis skills for incident detection, investigation, and scoping.

Analytical & Professional Skills

• Data analytics & modeling
• Statistical analysis
• Machine learning familiarity
• Project management
• Operations improvement
• Stakeholder management
• Problem-solving and critical thinking
• Technical fluency in Trust & Safety concepts

Key Responsibilities:

1. Triaging security alerts from customer appliances globally.
2. Performing forensic investigations on endpoint, network, and cloud alerts.
3. Using SIEM tools to interrogate telemetry and identify relevant events.
4. Producing detailed technical reports for customers.
5. Investigating complex incidents, including those involving nation-state threat actors.

Technical Environment:

• Endpoint technologies: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne.
• Network technologies: Palo Alto, Trellix, NX appliances.
• Tools: Internal dashboards, SIEM tools (Google Sec Ops).

About You

• You are organized, analytical, and capable of managing multiple tasks and projects.
• You communicate clearly and escalate blockers early.
• You thrive in a collaborative environment and enjoy solving complex trust, safety, and security problems.
• You’re comfortable owning well-defined initiatives from start to finish.

If you're looking to make a real impact in trust & safety and cyber defense, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note – this role does not provide sponsorship at this time.