Cyber Security Analyst - London - 6 months - £400-450pd
Posted 4 hours 25 minutes ago by JNC Recruitment Ltd
Cyber Security Analyst - London - 6 months - £400-450pd
A growing business is actively recruiting for a Cyber Security Analyst to join their team on an initial 6-month contract.
We are looking for somebody able to effectively identify and respond to security alerts and incidents, allowing for the business to operate smoothly. This is a hands-on role working closely with security tools in a fast-paced environment.
This is a hybrid role with two days per week on-site in central London.
The Cyber Security Analyst will have the following responsibilities:
- Monitoring security tools, including IDS, SIEM and EDR to enable rapid detection and response to threats
- Carrying out response to cyber attacks and threats
- Analysis of data from monitoring tools, applications and networks to identify abnormal system behaviour
- Completing network-based analysis as part of incident responses
- Understanding new threats and vulnerabilities in order to detect potential future attacks
- Reporting on cyber security incidents, attacks and potential threats
- Carrying out response to incidents affecting security operations
Key skills and experience required:
- Strong experience with SIEM tools, IDS and anti-malware
- Extensive experience with EDR/XDR, SOAR
- Network traffic analysis experience
- A broad understanding of networking principles, TCP/IP
- Web application Firewall experience
- Excellent reporting and documentation skills
- Cyber certification eg Blue Team L1, SEC503 - GCIA etc.
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