Cyber Security Analytics Analyst
City/hybrid
£45K-£54K + bonus and strong benefits

Splunk SIEM

Cyber Security Analytics Analyst is required to join the security division of prestigious financial services organisation with offices in the heart of the city. Within this role you will join a high-functioning in-house security analytics team with a presence both in the UK and US. The team monitors and analyses the organisation's information security and risk profile, using data and alerts generated from various systems - evaluating and taking appropriate action as required. You will also assist in establishing processes and best practices as well as helping to select and implement new technologies.

This role would ideally suit a graduate with a degree in computer science/data science or someone with previous commercial experience in data or cyber security. This is a fantastic opportunity with a stable yet growth organisation with excellent scope for ongoing learning and career advancement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitoring information security systems, technologies, processes, and procedures, analysing the findings and communicating exceptions, concerns and remedial steps as necessary.
• Executing security threat management process, ensuring all aspects of an event are documented and remediated.
• Monitoring and analysing security relevant logs, events, and alerts including, but not limited to, logs from systems, applications, SIEM, AV, Firewalls, and IPS; document relevant incidents and suggest/co-ordinate appropriate remedial actions.
• Designing and managing security logging and SIEM programs and working with the SOC team to implement these.
• Coordinate with the SOC and various teams to investigate security events/incidents.
• Analyse security appliance logs, identify patterns, respond to security incidents and suggest possible process improvements as appropriate.
• Participating in projects, programs, and initiative to ensure implementation of and adherence to information security technology policies, procedures, processes, and technologies.

Key skills and experience:

• Data or Computer Science Graduate or 1 to 3 years' experience in cyber security, security analytics or data analytics.
• Knowledge around compliance would be useful.
• Ability to think and act strategically as well as tactically to support the organisation's global risk management functions.
• Good interpersonal, communication, organisation, collaboration, and team-building skills.
• Basic knowledge of designing and deploying information technology and solutions in one or more of the core domains: endpoint protection; incident response; malware analysis; application and data security; infrastructure and endpoint; and security intelligence/SIEM.
• Understanding and experience working with structured design methodologies.
• Knowledge of Scripting language such as python, power Shell a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science a plus.

For a full consultation on this pivotal role, send your CV to ARC IT Recruitment.

Please note salaries quoted are dependent on experience.