Cyber Security Analyst

Net Talent
Birmingham
7 months ago
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Net Talentare delighted to be partnering with an ambitious Managed Security Service Provider established in Scotland with a growing global footprint. They are driven to help protect organisations against the rising threat of cyber-attacks in an ever-evolving digital world.

The have become a known Microsoft Security Partner with NCSC status as well as several prestigious awards to their name. More importantly, they are a people focused organisation who recognise their success is all down to the employees who make it happen. This is their biggest achievement!


Due to ambitious growth plans for 2025 and beyond, they are looking to add Security Analyst to their team that can work with clients on managing Operational Technology Risk. This can be a home-based role anywhere in the UK.


This will require someone with extensive knowledge of the Microsoft Security stack with an interest in Cyber Security in Operational Technology (OT) environments.


Position

  • Responsible for detecting, analysing and responding to security incidents through to resolution.
  • Providing support on baseline security analysis in OT projects.
  • Manage operational components and coordinate incident management, including detection, response, reporting and liaising internally and externally.
  • Review audit trails, system logs and other monitoring data sources periodically and ensure that they are in compliance with policies and audit requirements.
  • Perform Threat Analysis reviews and Threat Hunting activities across Security Operations responsibilities.
  • Support the roll-out and continuous improvement of Security Operations activities and tooling.
  • Participate in the Security Assurance and Risk programmes.
  • Integrate and share information with other analysts and other teams
  • Continuously monitoring network traffic, security alerts, and system logs for signs of suspicious activity or security breaches.


Requirements

  • Proven experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity
  • KQL experience
  • In depth understanding of PCAP analysis using Wireshark or equivalent.
  • Network engineering / network admin
  • OT operations / security (optional, but a bonus)


What’s on Offer?

  • Competitive salary
  • Unlimited holiday entitlement
  • 5% pension contribution
  • Private healthcare
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Remote working
  • Personal development programme

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