Cyber Security Analyst

Overview

In this role you will help protect data and systems for a large Leeds-based organisation. You will work with cyber leadership and IT teams to develop and maintain security controls, respond to threats, manage vulnerabilities and keep a secure global technology environment. You will implement and improve security measures and coordinate incident response with various stakeholders. This is a hands-on role in a collaborative security team with a meaningful impact on risk reduction and resilience.

Pay / Benefits

• Good pension
• Company-related benefits
• Professional development within an international organisation

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a range of cyber security solutions and controls
• Analyse threat intelligence and respond to day-to-day cyber threats, implementing mitigating controls
• Maintain vulnerability and remediation records to support audit compliance and protect IT assets
• Collaborate with IT teams to secure new, existing and legacy infrastructure
• Define, implement, maintain and improve security measures, policies and controls
• Support cyber incident response, including communications with internal stakeholders, customers and suppliers
• Coordinate with third parties to ensure systems are patched, hardened and remediated
• Create and maintain security processes, procedures and support documentation

Key requirements

• Experience with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft security technologies (Sentinel, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Servers, Defender for Cloud Apps, Intune, Conditional Access, Identity Protection, Purview)
• Knowledge of SIEM, EDR, firewalls, IDS/IPS, anti-virus, authentication, log management, threat intelligence, vulnerability management, sandboxing and MDM
• Awareness of Windows Server, VMware, Exchange, IIS, SQL Server, Linux, Citrix, Cisco networking and backup technologies
• Understanding of security principles (ISMS, risk assessment, CIA triad, attack vectors, cryptography) and incident response practices
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with data pattern recognition
• Good stakeholder management and communication skills; ability to work independently and under pressure
• Security+ / SSCP / Network+ or computing/cyber security degree (advantageous)

• Stakeholder management
• Communication
• Problem-solving
• Azure
• Defender for Endpoint
• Defender for Servers

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