Cyber Security Analyst

Cyber Security Analyst

Posted 1 week ago by Addition

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Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Cyber Incident Response Cyber Security Managed Services Management Network Segmentation Security Clearance Security Engineering Security Information And Event Management (SIEM) Threat Detection Vulnerability Vulnerability Management

Summary: The Cyber Security Analyst role involves implementing and enhancing cyber security controls within a complex engineering and technology environment. This position requires hands-on technical expertise in security engineering, monitoring, and collaboration with various teams. The analyst will be responsible for deploying security measures, investigating alerts, and contributing to security governance. The role is hybrid, requiring two days on-site work per week.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deploy and maintain cyber security controls across critical environments
  • Support network segmentation and secure remote access solutions
  • Integrate systems into SIEM and SOC platforms
  • Develop and tune threat detection rules
  • Investigate and triage security alerts and support incident response activities
  • Conduct security assessments, asset discovery, and vulnerability identification
  • Support remediation planning with engineering and infrastructure teams
  • Contribute to security policies, standards, and governance documentation
  • Work closely with technical teams and managed service providers to improve security posture
  • Track and report on security control effectiveness and cyber maturity progress

Key Skills:

  • Experience within cyber security or infrastructure environments
  • Knowledge of SIEM, SOC, monitoring, or detection technologies
  • Understanding of vulnerability management and security controls
  • Familiarity with frameworks such as: NIST CSF, IEC 62443, ISO 27001, CAF
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively across technical teams
  • Desirable experience within operational, industrial, or critical infrastructure environments
  • Exposure to incident response activities
  • Experience working with MSPs
  • Relevant security certifications such as CISSP, Security+, or GICSP

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Oxfordshire

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Cyber Security Analyst

Location: Hybrid Working (2 Days onsite)

Salary: Competitive hourly rate - 9 month contract

Clearance: Must have SC Clearance or higher

The Opportunity

Join a highly advanced engineering and technology environment supporting critical infrastructure and complex operational systems. As a Cyber Security Analyst, you will help implement, maintain, and improve cyber security controls, monitoring capabilities, and security processes across enterprise and operational environments. This is a hands-on role combining technical security engineering, monitoring, governance, and collaboration with infrastructure and engineering teams.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Deploy and maintain cyber security controls across critical environments
  • Support network segmentation and secure remote access solutions
  • Integrate systems into SIEM and SOC platforms
  • Develop and tune threat detection rules
  • Investigate and triage security alerts and support incident response activities
  • Conduct security assessments, asset discovery, and vulnerability identification
  • Support remediation planning with engineering and infrastructure teams
  • Contribute to security policies, standards, and governance documentation
  • Work closely with technical teams and managed service providers to improve security posture
  • Track and report on security control effectiveness and cyber maturity progress

What We’re Looking For

Essential Skills & Experience

  • Experience within cyber security or infrastructure environments
  • Knowledge of SIEM, SOC, monitoring, or detection technologies
  • Understanding of vulnerability management and security controls
  • Familiarity with frameworks such as: NIST CSF IEC 62443 ISO 27001 CAF
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively across technical teams

Desirable

  • Experience within operational, industrial, or critical infrastructure environments
  • Exposure to incident response activities
  • Experience working with MSPs
  • Relevant security certifications such as CISSP, Security+, or GICSP

Why Apply?

  • Work on meaningful and technically challenging projects
  • Opportunity to influence security capability and maturity
  • Collaborative and highly technical environment
  • Strong career development opportunities
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