Overview
Information Security Analyst
Role Title: Information Security Analyst
Reports to: Head of Information Security
Location: Hub Location - Reading, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow or Bristol
Hours of work: 35 hours per week
Responsibilities
* Respond to security alerts generated by the 3rd party managed SOC and the security tools in the Cloud environment (Defender and Sentinel)
* Investigate security breaches and other cyber security incidents
* Handle tickets that have been escalated from the Service Desk in a timely manner i.e. forensic requests, subject access requests
* Priorities vulnerabilities and work with relevant area of business to address a fix
* Respond to Audit and Pen Test actions, laying out a clear plan to address remediations
* Report on alerts and vulnerabilities raised and closed on a regular basis for management
* Proactively work through secure score for Azure and M365 to improve security posture
* Educating staff about security procedures and best practices to minimize risk of breach
* Continuous Improvement: Stay current with latest Azure technologies, trends, and best practices, and continuously improve security processes and solutions.
Qualifications And Skills
* Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience as an Information Security Analyst with a focus on Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Office 365, Defender for Identity, Defender for Cloud and Azure Sentinel
* Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals, Security Compliance and Identity, CompTIA Security+, CISSP
* Strong network skills, TCP/IP, LAN/WAN VPNs and network protocols
* Incident response, ability to manage and respond to security breaches or incidents effectively
* Solid understanding of Zero Trust
* Desirable experience in Financial Services industry
* Soft Skills: Excellent problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, communication skills, and continuous learning, staying up to date with the latest security trends, threats and technologies
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