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Barclay Simpson
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Senior Cyber Security Analyst

  • Location: London
  • Job type: Permanent

Financial Service firm seeks a Senior Cyber Security Analyst to join its Security team. This individual will be responsible for implementing and managing security tooling and systems at an enterprise level.

As part of a growing security engineering team of around 15 people, your role will include end-to-end responsibility for projects, tooling, and systems covering EDR, DLP, Secure Web Gateway, Email Security, and Secrets Management.

The successful candidate will have considerable hands-on experience in security engineering within a medium-to-large regulated environment.

Hybrid working is available (2 days in central London or Edinburgh). Up to £90,000 base + benefits + bonus.
Please note, visa sponsorship is not available at this time.

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and underrepresented groups to apply. We welcome candidates who meet most of the listed requirements and are willing to learn. For any adjustments needed during the application process, please contact us.

Barclay Simpson acts as an Employment Agency for permanent positions and an Employment Business for temporary/contract roles.


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