Cyber Defence Analyst - DV CLEARANCE REQUIRED - HIRING ASAP

Start date: ASAP
Duration: 12 Months
Location: West Midlands
Rate: £700-£850 per day inside ir35
DV CLEARANCE REQUIRED
Summary
Our clients passionate Security Analysts act as an integral part of their Cyber Security team, working with a diverse and vast portfolio of our client to protect them from cyber threats. A level of flexibility is required as you are exposed to new and rewarding challenges and opportunities each day. Using a variety of security tools, you will be focused on the analysis and triage of alerts. As a Security Analyst you will work with other members of the Security Operations Centre (SOC) to protect the security of our client across a global level and provide meaningful insight. Your expertise will prove incredibly valuable to the team, and we encourage our employees to never stop learning. Not only will you learn a great deal on the job with varying challenges day to day, but we also offer a wide range of opportunities to drive your personal development.
Responsibilities:
* Your primary responsibility is ensuring the security and integrity of our client’s IT infrastructures and protecting their information systems across their global IT estate. This will be achieved by taking ownership of and providing end-to-end solution of incidents, including detection, triage, malware analysis and remediation as required. Not only this, but you will:
* Work with colleagues outside the SOC to provide feedback to assist with the maintenance and tuning of the security tooling and to provide support for reporting to the customer.
* Gain experience in the range of security issues and attacks faced by global organisations as well as the use of leading security tools across a large estate.
* Be provided with training both via internal training and external training and certification.
* Support and deputise for the Head of IT Security Operations for day-to-day management of security tasks. Provide security training and advice to team members.
* Identify, prioritise, and manage Security Incidents, bringing incidents to successful conclusions with thorough remediation plans. Prioritising and differentiating between potential intrusion activity and false alarms, conducting incident and investigation post-mortem briefings, analysis, and reporting.
* Understand the Vulnerability Management end-to-end process and reporting, with working experience of Vulnerability Management tools. Notify requirements to address security deficiencies and conduct security analysis and risk assessment. Assess current technology architecture for weaknesses and for possible upgrades or improvements.
* Arrange and conduct Security Assurance Reviews and Assessments, work with third-party peer testers, and produce Assessment Reports to present findings to stakeholders.
* Work closely together with technical architects to produce design specifications according to information security policies, while fulfilling business needs.
Skills:
* In order to thrive in this role, the ideal candidate must have experience in security threats, compromise methods, Microsoft server and client technologies.
* A working knowledge of common network technologies and defensive security tools is also a must.
* Though not detrimental, it would prove to be beneficial if candidates were to possess a practical knowledge of defensive security tools such as:
- Intrusion Detection/Protection systems.
- Endpoint security solutions.
- Vulnerability scanning tools.
* Due to the nature of the role and working environment, candidates should have strong interpersonal and communication skills as they build and maintain effective working relationships with the likes of clients, team members, and other individuals within and outside of the client.