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Security Analyst (Hybrid)

  • Location

    Staffordshire

  • Sector:

    Technology & Change

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    £36k - 42k per year

  • Contact:

    Millie McNish

  • Contact email:

    millie@forwardrole.com

  • Contact phone:

    07741547307

  • Job ref:

    59127

  • Published:

    about 1 year ago

  • Expiry date:

    2023-05-25

  • Consultant:

    Millie McNish

Security Analyst

Hybrid – Stoke-on-Trent

£36,000 - £42,000

The Company

Forward Role are currently working alongside one of the UK’s award-winning Universities with 100 years of experience and ambition in becoming the UK’s foremost digital Institution. They are now looking for an experience Cyber Security Analyst to join their team at a point of exciting growth.

The Role

As a Security Analyst you will be responsible for the operation of information security controls to maintain the confidentiality, integrity, availability, accountability and relevant compliance of information systems with legislation, regulation and relevant standards.

You will also monitor effectiveness of information assurance policies to evidence that they are appropriately maintained in a cost effective manner. Alongside this you will conduct complex cybersecurity investigations and prepare formal forensic reports covering the collection, processing, preserving, analysing and presentation of computer related evidence in support of cybersecurity vulnerability mitigation and/or criminal, fraud, counter-intelligence or law enforcement investigations.

Main Responsibilities

  • Conducting cybersecurity control reviews across a full range of control types and techniques, for business applications and computer installations. 
  • Identifying threats to the confidentiality, integrity, availability, accountability and relevant compliance of information systems.
  • Conducting risk and vulnerability assessments of business applications and computer installations in the light of these threats and recommending the appropriate action to management.
  • Conducting investigation, analysis and review following breaches of cybersecurity controls, and managing cybersecurity incidents.   
  • Providing authoritative advice and guidance on the application and operation of all types of cybersecurity controls, including legislative or regulatory requirements such as data protection and software copyright law. 
  • Delivering and contributing to the design and development of cybersecurity education, training and awareness to management, staff and students including incident simulation and desktop exercises.
  • Designing the security components of a systems architectures.
  • Interprets security and assurance policies and contributes to development of standards and guidelines that comply with these.
  • Carrying out risk assessment of complex information systems and infrastructure components.
  • Reviewing compliance to information security policies and standards, configuration assessment, adherence to legal and regulatory requirements, and recommending appropriate action.
  • Advising information and network users on Information assurance architecture and strategies to manage identified risk and promotes awareness of policies and procedures. 
  • Assessing the effectiveness of firewalls, Gateways, Intruder Detection Systems and Intruder Prevention Systems to improve network/system resilience.
  • Supporting initiatives addressing assurance of information in all formats, for example audits of physical information holdings.
  • Leading both automated and manual vulnerability assessments.
  • Reviewing compliance with information security policies and standards including technical assessments of DPIA and Data Sharing agreements. 
  • Leading social engineering activities such as phishing, pretext calling and in-person pretexting.
  • Management and maintenance of Digital Systems relating to cybersecurity e.g SIEM, Vulnerability Management, and logging / reporting tools
  • Provision of second line service desk for incidents and problems relating to cybersecurity.
  • Supporting the cybersecurity manager in obtaining and maintaining relevant security certifications such as ISO27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus

Benefits

  • 37 days Annual Leave, plus 11 days Bank Holiday
  • Excellent Pension Scheme (10% employer contribution)
  • Access to continued professional and personal development
  • Discounted Health & Fitness Facilities on site 

Sound good? Apply now!

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