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Cyber Security Specialist | Purple Team

Canary Wharf
4 days ago
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Purple Team Analyst/Cyber Security Analyst - £90,000 base + bonus

London - Canary Wharf - 2 days in the office

Financial Services

Purple Team Analyst/Cyber Security Analyst

The Company

This financial services business supports a truly global client base, managing trillions of dollars each day. They are looking to hire a Purple Team Analyst/Cyber Security Analyst into a newly created role to support increased Purple Teaming activities within the SecOps Function

Purple Team Analyst/Cyber Security Analyst

The Role

The successful applicant for the Purple Team Analyst/Cyber Security Analyst will be responsible for:

  • Planning, managing and running all Purple teaming activities across the SecOps and wider technology estate

  • Producing playbooks and other documentation relevant to both Purple Teaming and the wider SecOps team

  • Supporting the Threat hunting teams with related activities

  • Engage in security reviews for integrations and new service s

  • Assist with escalations from the SOC team

  • Support with Security risk assessments for all high impact projects

  • Review and update Security protocols to mitigate current threats and best practice

  • Acting as a Subject Matter Expert for Purple Teaming within the wider IT Security Team

    Purple Team Analyst/Cyber Security Analyst

    Your background

    The successful candidate for the Purple Team Analyst/Cyber Security Analyst will have experience with:

  • Planning and executing Purple tests

  • Hands on IT Security analysis and security engineering in particular:

  • Security systems

  • Securing Networks

  • On - call experience

  • Malware analysis, Intrusion detection and Incident Response across a hybrid estate

  • Ensuring a risk based approach to security

  • Monitoring and tuning technical IT Security Controls

    The ideal Purple Team Analyst/Cyber Security Analyst will need strong people skills and the ability to work across and with multiple teams in the business

    To find out more, click the apply button now, or call to speak to Abigail Moss.

    We invite individuals from underrepresented groups to apply for any of our roles and are committed to supporting accessibility needs

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