Security Operations Analyst London, England
Job description
Security Operations Analyst, Incident Response, SIEM, IDS/IPS, £850 p/day contract role
NDK Cyber are working with a fast-paced government organisation to recruit a Security Operations Analyst, based in London but flexible on home working – hybrid 2.5 days in the office, rest from home.
The Security Operations Analyst role will focus on traditional Security Operations Analyst duties including monitoring, analysis and investigations of security events, incident response, SIEM analysis, threat hunting, monitoring etc. As part of your role, you’ll take responsibility for the security tooling including IDS (intrusion Detection System), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), SIEM, email security, Anti-virus, AV, SOAR etc. This will include monitoring the effectiveness of the tools and advising on improvements to impact on company success.
This is an ideal role if you’re a keen SOC Analyst or Security Analyst seeking to join a specialist team within a fast-paced environment.
Key skills required:
· Experience as a Security Operations Analyst or Security Analyst would be highly preferable for this role.
· Technical cyber security background would be preferable (analysis and investigations of security events, incident response, SIEM analysis, threat hunting, monitoring etc.)
· Experience working in an incident response capacity will be necessary (either managed service incident response or internal incident response will be acceptable).
· Experience with cyber security tools and technologies including IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), SIEM, email security, Anti-virus, AV, SOAR etc.
· Experience working as part of a CSIRT (Computer Security Incident Response Team), SOC (Security Operations Centre) or Offensive Security Team would be preferable.
· Must have Security Clearance
As a Security Operations Analyst you’ll be responsible for:
· Conducting incident investigation and incident response activities, when necessary, alongside proactive monitoring of networks, applications and systems (incident response, SIEM analysis, threat hunting, monitoring etc, vulnerability management etc.)
· Contribute to developing the IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), SIEM, email security, Anti-virus, AV, SOAR etc.
· Improve the wider security technologies including Anti-Malware, tools, logs, etc.
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Job Type: Temporary contract
Contract length: 12 months
Salary: £650.00 per day
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Information Security: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London
Reference ID: NDK - SO Analyst
