Cyber Security Analyst
Milton Keynes – hybrid (2 days and then 3 days in the office rotating weekly)
Up to £60,000, 10% annual bonus and excellent benefits.
Our client is an impressive, innovative, multiple award-winning, leading IT Managed Service Provider; they believe great people build great companies and invest heavily in staff development, cultivating a culture of innovation, quality, and excellence.
We are looking for a skilled and proactive Cyber Security Analyst to join their specialist security team. This role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse range of clients and environments, applying your technical expertise to enhance security operations, tooling, and compliance.
You will play a key role in managing incidents, optimising security tools, and mentoring junior analysts, while contributing to the continuous improvement of their security posture.
This is a hands-on, operationally focused role that blends technical security responsibilities with governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) elements.
As Cyber Security Analyst, you will:
* Lead cyber incident investigations with SOC and client teams
* Triage and analyse alerts across email, cloud, and hybrid systems
* Perform threat hunting and develop detection use cases
* Manage vulnerability assessments and remediation efforts
* Maintain and optimise DLP tools and incident response
* Support forensic readiness and insider risk initiatives
* Develop and enforce security policies and awareness programs
* Lead incident response and produce investigation reports
* Utilise and enhance Microsoft Security Stack (Sentinel, Defender, Purview)
* Drive Zero Trust implementation
* Conduct security audits and generate KPI/compliance reports
* Mentor junior analysts and support their growth
What are we looking for?
* Industry certifications such as Security+, ISC2 CC, Cisco, or equivalent.
* Progress toward or completion of Microsoft certifications: AZ-900, SC-200, SC-401, SC-500, and ideally SC-100.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills.
* Solid understanding of enterprise security operations and tooling.
* Experience in a technical cyber security role.
* Hands-on experience with the Microsoft Security Stack and other leading security tools.
* Familiarity with network and application firewalls.
* Working knowledge of security frameworks such as ISO27001, NIST, SOC2, and Cyber Essentials Plus.
* Experience with Privileged Access Management tools (e.g., CyberArk, Entra, SailPoint).
* Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new security tools and technologies.