Cyber Security Analyst (Senior Technical Specialist)
Permanent Salary: Between £43,860 - £47,829
Working Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 days in office per week
Your newpany
Hays recruitment have partnered with Leicestershire County Council in the search for a Cyber Security Analyst.
This is an ideal role for someone looking to apply their understanding of typical SOC tooling (SIEM, EDR, Vulnerability) in a public service environment with a large and diverse digital estate and it is a key role in helping LCC’s vulnerability management, security operations and cyber essentials journey.
Your new role will involve
1. Contributing to the day to day running of the organisation’s IT Security in collaboration with their MSSP
2. Assisting with vulnerability assessments and risk mitigation
3. Use case and rule creation within Google SecOps
4. Working with other members of the security team to develop and implement procedures and policies that are aligned with the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF)
5. Working with service providers around SIEM outputs and EDR tools, undertaking IT Health Checks, infrastructure monitoring & security gap remediation.
6. Responding to security tickets, analysing the potential severity and following through with remediation
7. Working on security related projects and reporting
8. Using Nessus for Vulnerability management, Defender for EDR and Google SecOps for SIEM
9. Project reporting, creating documentation and engaging with internal stakeholders
10. Working inpliance with the Public Services Network and Cyber Essentials
11. Maintaining a contemporary knowledge of current threats and cyber trends
12. Assisting with security initiatives and implementations
13. Overseeing the remediation of vulnerabilities raised by MSSP penetration tests, producing supporting documentation
14. Assisting with incident response
What you'll need to succeed
15. Experience of rule creation and definition within Google SecOps is ideal, alongside, MS Defender for Endpoint and Identity, and experience in the use of Nessus for vulnerability management
16. Cyber Security certification pTIA (security+, CySa, CASP) or equivalent
17. Experience within a SOC environment would be highly advantageous
18. Knowledge and understanding ofmonplace information security frameworks and standards, CAF, NIST, NIS2, ISO27001 and preferably experience of implementing policies and tooling in support of these frameworks
19. A background in IT, be it: infrastructure, networks, software or cyber security, is essential for this role.
20. Excellentmunication skills, proactive and solution focused mindset
21. Experience providing security advice over a variety of projects
22. Strong security operations knowledge, understanding and skillset
Package and benefits
23. Up to £47,829 per annum
24. Localernment pension scheme
25. 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
26. Buy and holiday allowance scheme – T&Cs apply
27. Progressive pay structure
28. Cycle to work and lease car salary sacrifice schemes – terms and conditions apply
What to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. #4773296 - James Dilks