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+6 months +

+On site fulltime in Erskine Scotland

+£500 - £550 a day

+DV cleared role - must be eligible for clearance

Skills:

+SIEM

+Linux

+Networking

The role:

Conduct escalated triage and analysis on security events identified by Tier 1 Analysts, determining threat severity and advising on initial response actions.
Apply expertise in SIEM solutions utilizing Kusto Query Language (KQL), to perform log analysis, event correlation, and thorough documentation of security incidents.
Identify and escalate critical threats to Tier 3 Analysts with detailed analysis for further action, ensuring rapid response and adherence to service Tier objectives (SLOs).
Investigate potential security incidents by conducting deeper analysis on correlated events and identifying patterns or anomalies that may indicate suspicious or malicious activity.
Use OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) to enrich contextual data and enhance detection capabilities, contributing to a proactive stance on emerging threats.
Monitor the threat landscape and document findings on evolving threat vectors, sharing relevant insights with CTAC teams to enhance overall situational awareness.
Follow established incident response playbooks, providing feedback for enhancements and suggesting updates to streamline CTAC processes and improve threat response times.
Coordinate with Tier 3 Analysts and management to refine detection and response workflows, contributing to continuous SOC maturity.
Collaborate with Tier 3 Analysts on tuning SIEM and detection tools to reduce false positives and improve alert fidelity, submitting tuning requests and testing configurations when necessary.
Identify gaps in current detection content and work with Senior Analysts to develop and validate new detection rules and use cases tailored to the organization's threat profile.Required:

Understands advanced networking concepts, including IP addressing, basic network protocols, and how traffic flows within a network.
Advanced knowledge of Windows and Linux operating environments, including standard commands, file systems, and user authentication mechanisms.
Competence in using SIEM solutions (e.g., ArcSight, Azure Sentinel) for monitoring and log analysis; some exposure to additional analysis tools such as basic XDR platforms.
Able to demonstrate proficient knowledge using Kusto Query Language (KQL) to search and filter logs effectively.
Familiar with open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques to aid in identifying potential threats and gathering information.If you'd like to discuss the Cyber Security Analyst role in more detail, please send your updated CV to (url removed) and I will get in touch

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