Security Analyst

Security Analyst | Hybrid | London | 6 – Months

My client is looking for aSecurity Analystto join theirSecOpsdivision.

The successful candidate will be focused on responding to alerts from the security system and other general BAU security related tickets.

They will also be required to analyse suspicious activity, from malicious emails to process hierarchies to help shape and improve the customers defensive capabilities.

Any experience above this will be a benefit and so, rarely for a contract role, this is the sort of opportunity where you may be able to grow your skills by getting access to new opportunities within the Team.

Key Responsibilities of the Security Analyst:

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• Dealing with escalation of security related tickets and hands-on maintenance to solve the issues.
• UsingCrowdStriketo monitor and investigate security alerts.
• Applying knowledge ofBase64encoding and recognise commonWindows SIDssuch as NT Authority/systems to assess privilege level suspicious processes.
• Creating SIEM dashboards and detection rules usingSplunk.
• Management of identity, MDM, or directory services viaJump cloud.
• Conducting regular vulnerability scans and risk assessments usingQualys.
• Play a key role within theSecOpsteam and collaboration with other IT teams to insure secure system configurations.
• Stay Informed on emerging threats, vulnerabilities and best practice within cyber security.

Requirements and experience of the Security Analyst:

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• Must have proven experience as a Security Analyst or part of a SecOps team.
• Must have proven expertise and hands-on experience with CrowdStrike for detection, investigation and threat hunting.
• Strong Practical experience analysing suspicious emails and using email authentication methods.
• A background using process analysis on Windows and MacOS systems
• Strong experience with Splunk for log analysis and alerting.
• Deep understanding of vulnerability management tools, Qualys preferred.
• Expertise with handling escalated security related tickets.
• Experience working with a business that doesn’t use the Microsoft suite is desirable.
• Relevant certifications include (GCIA, GCIH, CISSP, Splunk Certified User) are a bonus.
• Experience within the professional regulated services, preferably financial sector is desirable.

The successfulSecurity Analystcandidate will initially be working Onsite near Aldgate station but would convert to a more hybrid structure after the first month.

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