Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Experienced

Experience required

2 years minimum

Compensation

£63,827.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.adzuna.co.uk

Tech stack

Cyber Security Computer Networks Kusto Query Language Security Information and Event Management Cloud Platform System Microsoft Sentinel Splunk

Job description

• triage and investigate cyber security alerts and reports from users
• use a variety of techniques to analyse systems, files, network traffic and cloud environments and understand the nature and extent of possible cyber incidents
• support the technical response to cyber incidents by identifying and implementing (or supporting the implementation of) containment, eradication and recovery actions
• support the coordination of cyber incidents
• contribute to post-incident reviews to identify lessons and actions
• identify opportunities for, and support the delivery of, continual improvements to the incident investigation and response capability
• work closely alongside other Cyber Defence functions, supporting the continual improvement of wider capabilities
• contribute to internal plans, playbooks and knowledge base articles
• act as an escalation point for, and provide coaching and mentoring to, apprentice security analysts
• be responsible for line management of apprentice security analysts
• Cyber incidents can and do arise on a 24/7 basis. The team operates an out-of-hours on call rota.

Requirements

• at least 2-3 years experience in a position of Cyber Security Analyst
• working experience of Splunk
• working experience of M365 (Microsoft Defender / Sentinel / KQL)
• experience investigating and responding to cyber incidents
• experience using security tools (e.g., EDR, SIEM) to support the investigation and response to cyber incidents
• Experience with SIEM tools (experience of Splunk preferred but experience of Microsoft Sentinel or an equivalent SIEM tool is acceptable)
• an understanding of the tools, techniques and procedures commonly used by threat actors
• good analytical and problem-solving skills
• good verbal and written communication skills

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