Our client is seeking a Cybersecurity Threat Handler to join the Engineering and Technology Information Security team.
3 days in office in London
Salary is up to £80k base
Responsibilities
* Acting as a hands-on expert and builder for cloud-based technologies, ensuring security, performance, operability, and scale.
* Assisting as an internal specialist, facilitating the implementation of modern Front End technologies within technology and business teams.
* Building strong relationships with developers, technology teams, solution teams, and business application owners.
* Implementing and maintaining industry-standard protocols to strengthen our security measures.
* Developing and implementing innovative and differentiating cloud technologies.
* Collaborating and consulting with key technical experts, technology teams, and external industry groups to resolve complex technical issues and achieve our goals.
Required Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree or higher in MIS, CS, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
* 5+ years of experience in engineering and technology, preferably in Financial Services, Technology, or a related field.
* Experience analyzing cybersecurity incidents using industry standard frameworks such as Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK.
* Experience handling cybersecurity incidents at each stage of the incident lifecycle, including initial analysis, triage, containment, eradication, recovery, and postmortem.
* Strong knowledge of AWS Security, specifically in areas such as IAM, KMS, and Network Infrastructure.
* Expertise in analyzing security events from Microsoft Windows endpoints with a deep understanding of operating system security.
* Experience handling incidents originating from Microsoft cloud-based services like Azure and Microsoft 365.
Preferred Qualifications
* Familiarity with AWS threat detection and logging services such as GuardDuty and CloudTrail, as well as industry standard Cloud SIEMs like DataDog.
* Proficiency in analyzing security events within endpoint protection platforms like CrowdStrike Falcon.
* Ability to liaise effectively with SOC Analysts and Threat Hunters from our Managed Detection and Response vendor.
* Understanding of current cybersecurity threats, typical signs of attacks, and approaches to prevent and mitigate such incidents.
* 2+ years of experience with AWS or other hyperscale cloud provider implementation.