Cyber Security Analyst

Milestone Technologies, Inc.; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global IT managed services firm is seeking a Security Analyst/Incident Coordinator to ensure reliability for crucial services. The ideal candidate will have experience in security operations and SIEM, demonstrating strong skills in incident management and a solid understanding of Information Security concepts. Successful applicants will contribute to protecting and restoring IT service operations quickly to minimize customer impact. This role emphasizes problem-solving and communication skills in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in 24x7 enterprise operations, preferably security operations.
• 1+ years of experience with SIEM, including investigations.
• Strong understanding of Information Security including emerging threats.

Responsibilities

• Ensure continuous infrastructure reliability for revenue-generating services.
• Provide support through security operations incident management processes.

Skills

Security operations

Incident management

TCP/IP and networking

Critical thinking

Deductive reasoning

Education

IT-related degree or certification

Tools

SIEM tools

Job description

Company Overview

Milestone Technologies is a global IT managed services firm that partners with organizations to scale their technology, infrastructure and services to drive specific business outcomes such as digital transformation, innovation, and operational agility. Milestone is focused on building an employee-first, performance based culture and for over 25 years, we have a demonstrated history of supporting category-defining enterprise clients that are growing ahead of the market. The company specializes in providing solutions across Application Services and Consulting, Digital Product Engineering, Digital Workplace Services, Private Cloud Services, AI/Automation, and ServiceNow. Milestone culture is built to provide a collaborative, inclusive environment that supports employees and empowers them to reach their full potential.

Our seasoned professionals deliver services based on Milestone’s best practices and service delivery framework. By leveraging our vast knowledge base to execute initiatives, we deliver both short-term and long-term value to our clients and apply continuous service improvement to deliver transformational benefits to IT. With Intelligent Automation, Milestone helps businesses further accelerate their IT transformation. The result is a sharper focus on business objectives and a dramatic improvement in employee productivity. Through our key technology partnerships and our people-first approach, Milestone continues to deliver industry-leading innovation to our clients. With more than 3,000 employees serving over 200 companies worldwide, we are following our mission of revolutionizing the way IT is deployed around the globe.

Description

Milestone Technologies is hiring for a Security Analyst/Incident Coordinator to serve our growing business at a Fortune 500 enterprise client.

How You Will Make an Impact

• This role is responsible for ensuring continuous infrastructure reliability for multiple revenue-generating services.
• You will provide support through security operations incident management processes to protect and/or restore service operations as quickly as possible and minimize impact on customers.

What You Will Need to Succeed

• Minimum 3+ years of experience working in 24x7 enterprise operations, preferably security operations
• Minimum 1+ years of experience working with SIEM, including running investigations (correlating events on different aspects such as source/destination addresses, usernames, and process names)
• Demonstrable comprehension of Information Security including malware, emerging threats, attacks, and vulnerability management
• A sound understanding of TCP/IP and networking concepts
• Understanding of network design principles with and knowledge of the OSI model.
• Flexibility around being on-call or a scheduled rotation
• Service-oriented approach to resolving customer escalations, incident handling, and response. Superior written communication skills
• Strong deductive reasoning, critical thinking, problem-solving, and prioritization skills. Ability to rapidly find, assimilate and synthesize information correctly while under pressure

Preferred Skills

• IT-related degree or certification
• Prior experience analyzing data and pulling service logs to investigate trends and identify errors
• Network, Security, or Platform certification(s) (S+, N+, MCSP, CNA) is a plus.
• Ideal candidates have strong experience with SIEM tools and security event processes.