Senior Cyber Analyst

Making Science; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Indefinite contract

Competitive salary

Flexible working hours

One day per week work from home

Training & language courses

Ambassadors Program

Vacation and holiday benefits

Free daily fruit & vending machine

Job summary

Making Science is seeking an experienced cybersecurity professional to join its global team. You will monitor security events, lead incident response, and refine detection rules across cloud and SaaS environments. The role spans multiple countries and requires strong English and Spanish communication.

You’ll collaborate with partners to assess risks, improve security posture, and ensure ISMS alignment with ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and GDPR, while enabling secure AI-driven marketing platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cybersecurity, with SOC or incident response experience.
• Hands-on with SIEM/SOAR platforms and XDR solutions.
• Experience handling incidents in cloud and SaaS environments.
• Fluent in English and Spanish, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, triage and investigate security alerts and incidents using SIEM, SOAR and XDR platforms.
• Lead incident response end-to-end: containment, eradication, recovery and reporting.
• Develop, tune and maintain detection rules and playbooks to reduce false positives.
• Perform proactive threat hunting using MITRE ATT&CK techniques and logs.
• Respond to security risks in Google Workspace/Cloud and ads platforms like Google Ads.
• Carry out security assessments of suppliers and AI systems with risk-based recommendations.
• Run vulnerability management and security-posture reviews prioritizing remediation.
• Prepare reports and KPIs for management and audit; promote security awareness.
• Support ISMS maintenance under ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and GDPR compliance.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

Analytical skills

English proficiency

Spanish proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Google SecOps (Chronicle SIEM/SOAR)

Microsoft Sentinel

Splunk

QRadar

XDR solutions (SentinelOne, CrowdStrike)

Job description

Making Science is a global digital acceleration company powered by Artificial Intelligence, with over 800 employees and a presence and technological development in 18 markets: the USA, Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, and Georgia.

As a consulting partner of Local Planet, the world's largest network of independent media agencies, Making Science develops technological solutions and offers digital marketing, Cloud for Marketing, Adtech, and Martech services through offices, delivery hubs, and centers of excellence that drive job creation and the availability of highly qualified technology talent globally.

The purpose of Making Science is to drive the digital acceleration and sustainable growth of its clients so that they are competitive in the new Artificial Intelligence paradigm. Acting as a comprehensive strategic partner that closes the gap between business strategy and AI-driven technological execution, the company is based on a Hybrid Intelligence model that augments human capabilities.

Its model is based on four proprietary business and innovation lines that stand out for their AI-native technological nature, with more than 400 engineers and data scientists:

• The Global Digital Agency with Technology, with 360 digital advertising services that integrate strategic planning, creativity, data, and technology.
• RAISING, the Technology Division, which combines business expertise with data science to offer solutions based on AI applied to marketing, such as ad-machina, the Agentic AI platform for integrated marketing.
• AWAKE, an AI Venture Studio, was created to lead the Artificial Intelligence revolution that industrializes the creation of AI-native startups and innovative projects that respond to the new needs of the digital economy.
• The Investment area, with Ventis and TMQ, is a business diversification line and implementation of the capabilities of all areas of Making Science.

The company participates in various ESG initiatives through the Making Science Foundation, with a firm commitment to obtaining a positive impact on society and the planet.

We are a corporate department made up of Project Managers with focus on global project management tools, standardization & procedures, processes automation, efficiency programs, project risk monitoring, quality and continuous improvement, BI and KPI coordination with finance and business units between Making Science.

In addition, we love data and systems as it is part of our daily work. Our team is eager to grow and do things the right way, 100% aligned with our corporate values like Innovation & Growth and Empowering our People.

What we’d like you to do

• Monitor, triage and investigate security alerts and incidents using SIEM, SOAR and XDR platforms, ensuring timely detection and response.
• Lead incident response end-to-end: containment, eradication, recovery, root-cause analysis, lessons learned and post-incident reporting, including coordination of notification obligations when personal data is involved.
• Develop, tune and maintain detection rules, queries, dashboards and automation playbooks (e.g., YARA-L rules in Google SecOps SIEM, SOAR playbooks) to improve coverage and reduce false positives, working alongside our external SOC team.
• Perform proactive threat hunting based on threat intelligence, MITRE ATT&CK techniques and anomalies in logs and endpoint telemetry.
• Monitor and respond to security risks in Google Workspace and Google Cloud, as well as in advertising platforms such as Google Ads, including account-compromise scenarios.
• Carry out security and compliance assessments of suppliers, third-party tools and AI systems (including AI agents), issuing clear risk-based recommendations.
• Run vulnerability management and security-posture reviews, prioritizing remediation based on risk.
• Prepare reports, metrics and KPIs for management and audit purposes, and promote security awareness across the organization.
• Contribute to the maintenance of the ISMS: security policies, procedures, risk assessments, risk treatment plans, internal audits and non-conformity follow-up under ISO/IEC 27001:2022.
• Support compliance with GDPR and the EU AI Act, working with the DPO and Legal on privacy-by-design, DPIAs and data-sharing reviews.
• Mentor junior team members and help define security best practices and standards.

What we’d like you to bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Telecommunications Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with a significant part in SOC, incident response or security operations roles.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM/SOAR platforms, preferably Google SecOps (Chronicle SIEM/SOAR), or similar tools (Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar).
• Hands-on experience with XDR solutions (e.g., SentinelOne, CrowdStrike).
• Proven experience handling security incidents in cloud and SaaS environments (Google Workspace, Google Cloud, Microsoft 365).
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to document findings clearly and communicate risk to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Professional English and Spanish (written and spoken), given the international scope of the company.
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritize under pressure and collaborate across teams and countries.

Perks of joining us

• We give you complete stability with an indefinite job contract.
• We offer a fixed salary according to your worth and experience, plus a performance based bonus.
• Get the most out of your salary with our Flexible Payment Plan (Restaurant Ticket, Transportation Ticket, Day Care Ticket, and Medical Insurance).
• Do you know someone that fits in Making Science? Refer him or her, and you can get a bonus if they’re hired!
• Feedback is part of our day to day lives. We recognize a job well done through a continuous feedback model.
• The opportunity to meet our international team with our Ambassadors Program.
• We care about a healthy work-life balance. You can count on having flexible working hours and one day a week where you can work from home.
• You will never stop learning with us: subsidized training, free language classes, learning capsules, an e-learning platform, and many more.
• Pack your bags! You’ll have 23 vacation days, plus 24th, 31st of December and San Publicito are off, and we have afternoons off on the eve of national holidays.
• Work comfortably and follow your own style, because we don’t have a dress code.
• We know how to have a good time!
• Never go hungry with our free daily fruit and our vending machine card!
• Take a break on our terrace, play foosball, darts, or PlayStation
• Be a part of a young, adventurous, and professional team, with people you’ll grow fond of!