Senior Security Analyst

Posted 16 March 2022
Salary £60,000 per annum
LocationUnited Kingdom
Discipline Cyber Defence
Reference32895
Contact NameRyan Keeley

Job description

We are currently on the lookout for a senior security analyst to become part of a newly formed security team that will be responsible for the delivery of our client’ssecurity services.  

You will work within a team on daily operational monitoring and escalation of information security events and functions as an intrusion analyst to examine security events for context, risk, and criticality for theirclients. 

Key Responsibilities

  • As the Senior Security Analyst you will utilise your deep technical and analytical skills to assess and, if needed, remediate any incidents across our client’s IT environment  

  • Proactively threat hunt for malicious actors across client’s IT systems and prepare comprehensive intelligence reports including your findings, the status/progress of the investigation, and the risk factors involved 

  • Mentor the Junior Security Analysts  

  • Develop/maintain operating procedures and use cases for the handling and triaging of security events with our third-party SOC. 

  • Monitor and collate data (triage) coming in from endpoints across the estate using a variety of tools 

Requirements And Skills

  • Demonstrated experience in Security with focus on Incident Response, Security Engineering, and/or Intrusion Detection (blue-team) 

  • Experience working in Security Operations Centre and/or Computer Incident Response Team. 

  • Ability to analyse endpoint, network, and application logs. 

  • Demonstrated an understanding of MITRE ATT&CK, Threat Modelling, operational threat intelligence and common attack Vectors. 

  • Excellent problem-solving skills combined with hands-on experience doing root cause analysis and post incident reviews. 

  • Knowledge of CVEs and recent security vulnerabilities. 

  • Experience with creation of comprehensive technical reports. 

  • Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment. 

  • Highly motivated individual and an enthusiastic learner. 

 

 

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