Cyber Security Analyst - 3 Month Contract Role / Government / Inside IR35 Are you ready to make a significant impact in the realm of cyber security? A prestigious government department is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst for a 3-month assignment, offering a unique chance to enhance your skills and contribute to national security. This role promises a dynamic and challenging environment where your expertise will be highly valued. Inside IR35. Out-of-hours on call rota. 60% on site in Central London. This role offers strong opportunities for growth through hands-on cyber security operations and incident response. You'll mentor junior analysts, collaborate with other Cyber Defence teams, and take on varied tasks from alert triage to incident coordination. Key Responsibilities: - Triage and investigate cyber security alerts and reports from users. - Use a variety of techniques to analyse systems, files, network traffic, and cloud environments. - Support the technical response to cyber incidents by identifying and implementing containment, eradication, and recovery actions. - Coordinate cyber incidents and contribute to post-incident reviews. - Identify and support the delivery of continual improvements to the incident investigation and response capability. - Contribute to internal plans, playbooks, and knowledge base articles. - Act as an escalation point and provide coaching and mentoring to apprentice security analysts. - Be responsible for line management of apprentice security analysts. Skills and Experience Required: - Proven experience in investigating and responding to cyber incidents. - Proficiency with security tools (e.g., EDR, SIEM) to support investigations. - Experience with SIEM tools (Splunk preferred, but Microsoft Sentinel or equivalent acceptable). - Understanding of tools, techniques, and procedures used by threat actors. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Desirable Skills: - Experience with Splunk. - Experience working in an Agile environment. - Familiarity with cloud environments such as AWS. This role is perfect for a dedicated Cyber Security Analyst looking to make a tangible difference. If you possess the required skills and are eager to contribute to a critical government function, this assignment awaits your expertise.