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Senior Cyber Security Analyst

HAYS Specialist Recruitment
Bolton, United Kingdom
3 days ago
£45,000 – £55,000 pa

Salary

£45,000 – £55,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Posted
28 May 2026 (3 days ago)

Benefits

25 days annual leave Pension Flexible and hybrid working options Career development opportunities Access to accredited qualifications
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Senior Cyber Security Analyst
Permanent - Full time
£55,000 plus bonus
Bolton - 3 days per week onsite

About the Role
We are working with a leading global organization during a pivotal moment who seeking a Senior Cyber Security Analyst to help strengthen its security posture and safeguard critical systems. This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about incident response and proactive threat management within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate will have a positive go-getter attitude, and will have experience of incident response, using MS security tools and ideally an understanding of Tanium.

Key Responsibilities

  • Working with the Head of Information Security to mature the incident response capability
  • Using your understanding of the contemporary threat environment to assist with your vulnerability investigations and response
  • Lead remediation efforts for identified vulnerabilities in collaboration with technology teams.
  • Acting as an escalation point for any cyber security incidents and documenting processes
  • Respond to incidents alongside the Head of Cyber
  • Work with the existing MSSP across incident response and proactive monitoring and detection
  • Maintain and optimise Microsoft Sentinel SIEM, XDR/MDR/EDR solutions, and supporting tools.
  • Track deployment and health of all security products across the business.
  • Stay ahead of emerging threats and evolving technologies.

What We're Looking For

  • Experience working in a cyber role in an enterprise environment
  • Experience with the Microsoft Defender suite and Tanium would be ideal
  • Solid understanding of cybersecurity principles and incident response processes.
  • Experience exposure to red-teaming would be great but not crucial
  • Experience of use case development
  • An understanding of security best practice frameworks (NIST, ISO27001 etc)
  • Good understanding of threat assessment
  • A technical IT background
  • Strong problem-solving skills and go-getter attitude
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently in a fast-paced setting.

What's on Offer

  • £45,000 - £55,000 plus bonus
  • 25 days annual leave, plus moveable bank holidays and up to 5 days buy and sell
  • Pension and company specific benefits
  • Flexible and hybrid working options
  • Career development opportunities and access to accredited qualifications.

What you need to do now
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