Senior Security Analyst

Trident Search are looking for a Senior Security analyst to be part of a specialist network & security team of engineers and security analysts. You will be offering security support to multiple customers, dealing with security events, estate monitoring and vulnerability management.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Analysis and investigation of alerts arising from Security Event and Information Management tools.
• Analysis, investigation and refinement of alerts and reports arising from Network Behaviour Analytics tools.
• Vulnerability Scanning and reporting. Prioritising and tracking remediation of vulnerabilities.
• Contributing to content on existing tools, implementing new rules and refining existing rules to better discover network threats
• Using packet-capture tools, analyse packet flows and utilise network-based User Behaviour Analytics to understand breaches and track propagation of malware.
• Using Threat Intelligence Services to identify potential new threats and develop new mitigations.
• Working with customer security teams to detect, contain and eradicate threats.
• Undertaking other duties from time to time as required.
• Coaching, mentoring and guidance of junior SOC analysts.
• The onboarding, troubleshooting and investigation of Cloud Security Technologies (Azure and AWS).
• Helping to develop the SOAR capability.
• Ensuring our services are optimised and providing best value to our customers.
• Actively contributing to our development of the managed services with an innovative approach.

Required Skills

• SIEM Analytics
• SIEM Engineering
• Behavioural Analytics
• Vulnerability Intelligence
• Is certified in and/or has a strong working knowledge of Cloud Security Technologies (Azure and AWS) (desirable).
• Contributes innovation and ideas for the continual improvement of services.
• Will provide technical, security and service leadership to SOC Analysts.
• Understands the phases of incident response and the Cyber Kill Chain (desirable).
• Wants to actively contribute to a SOC, improving customer security and developing their own abilities as they go.
• Has the desire to translate their skills into ways that can improve the function of the SOC.
• Enjoys research into emerging threats in the security landscape and identifying and analysing real-world threats.
• Works collaboratively, shares information, improves documentation and trains colleagues.
• Has experiencing in coding and automation (desirable).