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 with Splunk, SIEM/EDR and AWS for a 3-month assignment, offering a unique chance to enhance your skills and contribute to national security. This role promises a 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 coac...