Senior Cyber Security Analyst

Insurance

City, London/Hybrid (3-4 days in the office)

Permanent

Circa £80,000-£100,000

I am seeking an experienced Cyber Security Analyst to join my client to run the day to day cyber security operations as part of our cyber security program. The ideal candidate will be experienced with extensive Cyber and Information Security, must be technically hands-on and have good experience, ideally in Microsoft/Azure Cyber/IT Security tools like Sentinal, Defender for Cloud etc and will have solid SOC experience.

Responsibilities-

• Working with third parties ensure that we are continually monitoring the organisations networks, systems and applications for security breaches, intrusions and other suspicious activity.
• Work in close conjunction with our third party SOC to ensure that the right security logs are being monitored and that we have full visibility across our environments.
• Investigate security alerts and incidents that are raised by third parties and work in close cooperation with the IT team to contain and remediate these, along with supporting the Cyber Security Manager through to incident closure.
• Work with our third parties to ensure that all systems and applications are being managed from a vulnerability management perspective and that penetration testing is being undertaken on all systems and applications.
• Own the outputs from a vulnerability management and penetration testing to resolution in conjunction with system owners and escalating any areas of non compliance to the Cyber Security Manager.
• Working with third parties to ensure that secure coding requirements in line with the cyber security framework are being adhered to.
• Support the Cyber Security Manager as necessary regarding any cyber security incidents that may occur and ensure that lessons are learned and these are fed back into the security framework.
• Act as the first point of contact for the IT team and business in regards to cyber security incidents.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and enforcement of information security policies, standards, and guidelines, including ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and industry standards (eg, ISO 27001, GDPR, NIST CSF, etc).

Skills required-

• Familiarity with industry standards and frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS Controls
• Demonstrable working experience with a primary focus on Information Security
• Certifications in CISA, SSCP, CompTIA Sec+ or a similar
• Proven experience as a Security Analyst or similar role, with hands-on experience in monitoring, incident response, and vulnerability management
• Proficiency in using and configuring security tools such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, Firewalls, antivirus software, and vulnerability scanners
• A good in depth knowledge of the Microsoft Azure stack, understanding the various security components that can be used within Microsoft environments
• Good understanding of ITIL processes and experience of working with IT teams to ensure that ITIL good practise is followed.

If you think this role could be a good match please send your CV for immediate consideration

Senior Cyber Security Analyst

Insurance

City, London/Hybrid (3-4 days in the office)

Permanent

Circa £80,000-£100,000