Senior Associate Security Analyst – Central Government

Cyber UK; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity company in London is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Analyst to lead investigations and respond to cyber incidents. The ideal candidate should have substantial experience in incident response, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to mentor junior staff. This role is hybrid with 60% in-office work per week.

Qualifications

• Significant experience investigating and responding to cyber incidents.
• Experience using security tools (e.g., EDR, SIEM) in investigations.
• Experience managing responses to cyber incidents.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations of security alerts.
• Coordinate technical response to incidents.
• Review previous incidents for improvements.

Skills

Investigating cyber incidents

Using security tools (EDR, SIEM)

Managing incident response

Coaching and mentoring

Understanding threat actors

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Job description

About The Role

Role: Senior Cyber Security Analyst REF 94867

Contract Length: 3 months

Location: Hybrid/London – 60% in office per week

IR35: Inside

Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate

Security Clearance: SC requested

Spinwell is recruiting for a Senior Cyber Security Analyst for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

Responsibilities

• Lead the investigation of security alerts to understand the nature and extent of possible cyber incidents
• Lead the forensic analysis of systems, files, network traffic and cloud environments
• Lead the technical response to cyber incidents by identifying and implementing (or coordinating the implementation of) containment, eradication and recovery actions
• Support the wider coordination of cyber incidents
• Review previous incidents to identify lessons and actions
• Identify and deliver opportunities for continual improvement of the incident response capability
• Work closely alongside other cyber defence functions, supporting the continual improvement of wider capabilities
• Develop and update internal plans, playbooks and knowledge base articles
• Act as an escalation point for, and provide coaching and mentoring to, security analysts
• Be responsible for leadership and line management of security analysts
• Cyber incidents can and do arise on a 24/7 basis. The team operates an out-of-hours on call rota, which you will be expected to join.

Skills/Experience

• Significant experience investigating and responding to cyber incidents
• Significant experience using security tools (e.g., EDR, SIEM) to support the investigation and response to cyber incidents
• Experience managing and coordinating the response to cyber incidents
• Experience coaching and mentoring junior staff
• An in-depth understanding of the tools, techniques and procedures used by threat actors
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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