Senior Associate Security Analyst - Central Government

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Role: Senior Cyber Security Analyst REF 94867

Contract Length: 3 months

Location: Hybrid/London – 60% in office per week

IR35: Inside

Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate

Security Clearance: SC requested

Spinwell is recruiting for a Senior Cyber Security Analyst for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SENIOR CYBER SECURITY ANALYST

  • Lead the investigation of security alerts to understand the nature and extent of possible cyber incidents
  • Lead the forensic analysis of systems, files, network traffic and cloud environments
  • Lead the technical response to cyber incidents by identifying and implementing (or coordinating the implementation of) containment, eradication and recovery actions
  • Support the wider coordination of cyber incidents
  • Review previous incidents to identify lessons and actions
  • Identify and deliver opportunities for continual improvement of the incident response capability
  • Work closely alongside other cyber defence functions, supporting the continual improvement of wider capabilities
  • Develop and update internal plans, playbooks and knowledge base articles
  • Act as an escalation point for, and provide coaching and mentoring to, security analysts
  • Be responsible for leadership and line management of security analysts
  • Cyber incidents can and do arise on a 24/7 basis. The team operates an out-of-hours on call rota, which you will be expected to join.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE SENIOR CYBER SECURITY ANALYST

  • Significant experience investigating and responding to cyber incidents
  • Significant experience using security tools (e.g., edr, siem) to support the investigation and response to cyber incidents
  • Experience managing and coordinating the response to cyber incidents
  • Experience coaching and mentoring junior staff
  • An in-depth understanding of the tools, techniques and procedures used by threat actors
  • Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

We welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.

We are a Disability Confident employer and proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. If you have a disability or are a veteran/spouse/partner of military personnel and meet the essential criteria, please notify us to arrange a Guaranteed Interview.

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Location:
City Of London, England, United Kingdom
Salary:
£80,000 - £100,000
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
IT & Technology

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