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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Cyber Security Analyst - **Company:** Crown Commercial Service - **Location:** Birmingham, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Network Analysis, Software as a Service, Cyber Security, Data as a Services, Data Security, Digital Technology, Monitoring of Systems, Security Information and Event Management, Cybercrime, Cloudwatch, Vulnerability Analysis - **Published:** August 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815449628-lead-cyber-security-analyst ## About the Role * A track record in cyber security leadership, strategy development and planning in large and complex organisations, with demonstrable technical security knowledge of modern security concepts, principles and technologies for Azure, AWS, and SaaS. * Expert knowledge of typical threats and attack vectors with appropriate monitoring and remediation strategies. * experience using a variety of sources of information to identify, analyse and report on relevant threats and vulnerabilities. * Developed problem solving skills including addressing complex technical security and process challenges that ensure delivery at pace to an appropriate risk appetite. * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholders, influence stakeholders and create easy to consume articles such as blogs, policies and presentations. * Experience of day-to-day management of multi-disciplinary teams of cyber security professionals. * Experience deploying, configuring and using vulnerability assessment (such as Tenable and the NCSC's Active Cyber Defence Toolkit) and Attack Surface Management tools * Experience using cloud provider monitoring tools such as AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail and GuardDuty for threat monitoring, alerting and response, * Delivering at Pace * Managing a Quality Service * Making Effective Decisions * Changing and Improving * Working Together Technical: * understanding of security event analysis and remediation specific to AWS Cloud environments and workloads. ## Description Would you like to be a part of a digital transformation journey and be part of a growing team that is constantly evolving? Do you want to be involved in work that has a meaningful purpose? If yes, then this could be the role for you! CCS is on an exciting digital transformation journey. We are reviewing our entire business and delivering new and improved digital technologies to enhance the services we provide, the ways we work, and how we interact with our customers, suppliers and other stakeholders. We're implementing a new cyber security function as part of Agile digital delivery within our growing team, and the pace and scale of change within the Directorate is unprecedented. Job Summary In this critical role, establishing and leading our newly formed cyber security team, you will be responsible for understanding, detecting and responding to cyber threats and vulnerabilities affecting the Services we operate, as well as leading on regular IT Health Check's, resolving any issues identified that need addressing, and working with Operations and Development teams to prevent these issues in the future. This role reports to the Head of Service and Infrastructure, and is responsible for setting standards, developing policies and processes and operating and continually improving the team's monitoring and response capabilities. Directorate Overview Digital and Data Services (DDS) supports our digital and technology design, implementation and service delivery. They maintain our digital systems and work with other teams to deliver the business plan with a digital mindset., The post sits within the Digital Services (DDS) Service Management team, responsible for the ongoing development, delivery and support of digital services to internal and external users. Reporting to the Head of Service and Infrastructure, you will head up our new cyber security team, working alongside cross-functional product teams, leading in the design, development and enablement of automated monitoring processes, advising on the latest SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) and network analysis tools, techniques and procedures to detect malicious activity, while communicating directly with leadership on the progress and status of cyber threat monitoring and response., * Leading on the wider implementation of a monitoring strategy, ensuring roadmaps are achieved as expected, ensuring requirements, policies and standards to govern all activities and outputs are met * Lead monitoring, triaging, and investigation of security alerts on Azure and AWS platforms to identify security incidents * Review high-priority or high-complexity analysis of security event data to manage security incident response, making key decisions on reporting or escalations for monitoring * Lead the cyber security team in the design, development and enablement of automated monitoring processes, advising on the latest SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) and network analysis tools, techniques and procedures to detect malicious activity, while communicating directly with leadership on the progress and status of monitoring * coordinate the triage and remediation of identified threats using a risk-based approach, working closely with service teams and developers to ensure that appropriate mitigation measures are implemented * work closely with other teams within the Directorate and Information Security to proactively reduce cyber security threats and vulnerabilities * produce regular reporting which delivers insights on security monitoring activities and the impact on cyber security risk * establish a detailed understanding of our data security and architectures enabling the delivery of consistent security advice * define requirements for improving and expanding our security tooling * develop and update internal plans, processes, and knowledge base articles * support wider Cyber Defence activities * line manage, act as an escalation point for, and provide coaching and mentoring to Security analysts ## Related Videos - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [Crypto-secure Data Management with In-Database Blockchain](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/632-crypto-secure-data-management-with-in-database-blockchain) - [From Black Box to Glass Box : Bedrock AgentCore Observability](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2126-from-black-box-to-glass-box-bedrock-agentcore-observability) - [Fighting the Next Wave of Cybercrime](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100331-fighting-the-next-wave-of-cybercrime) - [30 powerful AWS hacks in just 30 minutes: Boost your developer productivity](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1624-30-powerful-aws-hacks-in-just-30-minutes-boost-your-developer-productivity) - [You can’t hack what you can’t see](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/41-you-can-t-hack-what-you-can-t-see) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Events like RSAC Get You CISOs. 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