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Hays Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Cyber Security Analyst Hays Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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Base pay range Cyber Security Analyst
Newcastle or Stevenage
Permanent Role - Hybrid - 3 days on site
Your new role
I'm on the lookout for a Cyber Security Analyst to join a small security team which is growing to encompass further requirements. The ideal candidate will have some years of cyber/SOC experience behind them along with a comprehensive understanding of core IT areas including networking and firewall management.
This role will require the ability to obtain security clearance (SC), a prerequisite of which is having worked in the UK for 5 years.
The role also requires an on-site presence of three days a week in Newcastle or Stevenage. Please ensure you are able to commute to and from one of these sites three days a week before applying.
Responsibilities:
Monitor and act on security incidents
Working with an outsourced MSSP provider to help manage security operations
Maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of systems and data
Experience deploying security tools in local and cloud environments
Respond to security requests and events
Vulnerability management
Utilising security tools to enhance organisational security (SIEM, EDR, Vulnerability management tools)
Following agreed protocols of incident response
Incident response, investigation and recovery
Utilising Crowdstrike, Qualys, Zscaler, Appcheck and ActiveDirectory
Leveraging support from wider tech areas such as network operations or infrastructure
What you'll need to succeed
Strong experience in a (technical) cyber security analyst role or a SOC role.
IDS & IPS
Experience utilising Crowdstrike, Qualys, zScaler, Appcheck and ActiveDirectory
Crowdstrike experience would be ideal but an operational understanding of EDR/XDR tools in general would also be considered
Experience managing firewalls (responding to vulnerabilities, patching, upgrading)
Experience utilising Active Directory along with enacting and enhancing Group Policy controls
Experience utilising the Microsoft Defender Suite would be useful
Experience of vulnerability scanning, management and documentation
What you'll get in return
The opportunity to join a growing team and organisation, working on multiple exciting projects in a role that allows for strong career progression opportunities.
In addition, you will be entitled to 25 days annual leave plus statutory holidays, discretionary annual bonus, contributory pension scheme, life assurance, access to the Employee Assistance Programme and much more.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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Seniority level Seniority level Not Applicable
Employment type Employment type Full-time
Job function Job function Information Technology
Industries Technology, Information and Internet
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