Cyber Security Analyst

Cyber Security Analyst

• Reading - 3 days per week
• Salary - dependent on experience

My client, a leading global manufacturing business in Reading are actively looking for a cyber security analyst, to join their team. They would be interested in both an experienced analyst, looking for their next step with an appetite to learn in an OT security environment or a postgraduate looking for their first commercial security analyst role. Ideally you will have had some prior work experience in the sector or be upskilling outside of the workplace (labs etc,) to further your career search.

The role

• Ensure the efficient and effective operation of security infrastructure and delivery of security services within our on-prem and native cloud infrastructure such as Azure and GCP
• Maintain and manage security technology in accordance with Standard Industries security standards.
• Conduct regular assessments of security technology configurations and respond accordingly to cybersecurity threats.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and trends in cybersecurity tooling.
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to evaluate and implement effective security solutions.
• Provide expert security guidance on configuration and best practice use of security technologies, such as tuning, Firewall Policies etc.
• Operation and optimisation of security tooling/products, including, encryption technologies, network security, logging and auditing, privileged access management.
• Actively participate in incident response activities where required
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to promote a culture of security awareness and educate employees on cyber threats and best practices. Competencies
• The ability to interact comfortably with personnel across multiple organizations, build strong relationships with IT peers and understand business imperatives
• Experience of cyber-security technical analysis
• Knowledge in the analysis of raw logging data
• Development and maintenance of custom security tooling aligned to the MITRE ATT&CK and Cyber Kill Chain frameworks
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to analyse security requirements #INDTECH

For more details, please reach out to Mary Pearson on - .