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Parker Shaw
Senior + Associate Security Analysts - Security-cleared
£35
/day
London
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We are currently recruiting for Senior Cyber Security Analysts and Associate Security Analysts - both working a 3-month contract for our client 3 days per week on-site in London.
As a senior security analyst with responsibility for incident response, you will:
lead the investigation of security alerts to understand the nature and extent of possible cyber incidents
lead the forensic analysis of systems, files, network traffic and cloud environments
lead the technical response to cyber incidents by identifying and implementing (or coordinating the implementation of) containment, eradication and recovery actions
support the wider coordination of cyber incidents
review previous incidents to identify lessons and actions
identify and deliver opportunities for continual improvement of the incident response capability
work closely alongside other Cyber Defence functions, supporting the continual improvement of wider capabilities
develop and update internal plans, playbooks and knowledge base articles
act as an escalation point for, and provide coaching and mentoring to, security analysts
be responsible for leadership and line management of security analysts
Cyber incidents can and do arise on a 24/7 basis. The team operates an out-of-hours on call rota, which you will be expected to join.
We’re interested in people who have:
significant experience investigating and responding to cyber incidents
significant experience using security tools (eg, EDR, SIEM) to support the investigation and response to cyber incidents
experience managing and coordinating the response to cyber incidents
experience coaching and mentoring junior staff
an in-depth understanding of the tools, techniques and procedures used by threat actors
excellent analytical and problem solving skills
excellent verbal and written communication skills
It’s desirable, but not essential, that you have:
experience with Splunk
experience working in an Agile environment
experience with cloud environments such as AWS
As an associate security analyst you will:
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, which you will be expected to join
We’re interested in people who have:
experience investigating and responding to cyber incidents
experience using security tools (eg, 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
It’s desirable, but not essential, that you have:
experience with Splunk
experience working in an Agile environment
experience with cloud environments such as AWS
If you feel you have the skills and experience needed for this role; please do apply now.
Role tech stack
AWS
Splunk
Parker Shaw
Senior + Associate Security Analysts - Security-cleared
£35/day
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