Analyst, Cybersecurity

ABACUS; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Gym discount

Life insurance

Comprehensive travel insurance for you

Well-being and counselling support

Competitive compensation

Contributory pension scheme

Company events

Private Medical and Dental Insurance

Job summary

ABACUS, Edinburgh, seeks a Cybersecurity Analyst to join our IT Security team. You will triage alerts, handle incidents, and collaborate with Security, Engineering and Service teams to strengthen detections.

You’ll respond to MDR escalations, help improve detection and response, and communicate complex concepts clearly. Night/weekend availability may be required.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years’ experience in a security operations team, system engineering or technical security role.
• Bachelor’s Degree in MIS, Computer Science or similar focus.
• Security certifications such as CompTIA CySA, Security+ and Network+, CISA, ISC-2 CC; MCSE is a plus.

Responsibilities

• High interaction with Security, Engineering and Service teams; respond to escalated issues from tier 1 analysts in a timely fashion.
• Respond and action escalations from MDR provider; work with engineering teams and clients to improve detection and response while maintaining platform health and security.
• Communicate clearly with management, peers, and clients using technical and security concepts.
• Maintain awareness of security and control issues in emerging technologies.
• Scope, implement and support new security projects/initiatives.
• Ownership and follow up of pending issues to resolution.
• Occasional night and weekend availability.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in MIS, Computer Science or similar focus

Microsoft Certified (MCSE) or equivalent certification a plus

Tools

Rapid7

Palo Alto

SentinelOne

KnowBe4

SIEM

Anti-Virus

Email/Spam Filtering

Asset

Palo Alto Panorama

Nagios

Mimecast

Proofpoint

ServiceNow

Job description

Overview:

As a Cybersecurity Analyst, you will have the opportunity to work with a broad number ofclients, and platforms, triaging alert escalations and incident handling when necessary. We are looking for an energetic individual who is passionate about Technology and Cybersecurity to join our growing IT Security team!

Responsibilities (including, but not limited to the following):

High interaction with the Security, Engineering and Service teams, and respond to escalated issues from our tier 1 analysts in a timely fashion

Respond and action escalations from our MDR provider and work with our engineering team and clients to improve detection and response capabilities whilst maintaining health and security of our platform

Utilize interpersonal and technical skills to effectively communicate with management, peers, and clients

Maintain an awareness of security and control issues in emerging technologies

Ability to scope, implement and support new security projects/initiatives

Ownership and follow up of pending issues to resolution

Skills

Familiarity with industry standard tools and applications (such as Rapid7, Palo Alto, SentinelOne, KnowBe4)

Familiarity with industry standard SIEM, Anti-Virus, Email/Spam Filtering, Asset

Monitoring tools. (Working knowledge with SIEM query languages, Palo Alto Panorama, SentinelOne, Nagios, Mimecast, or Proofpoint)

Ability to navigate and utilize a ticketing system such as ServiceNow

Experience with change management and security remediation processes

Experience with security documentation, technical and policy writing

Ability to deliver technical/security information or concepts in a user-friendly format

Takes ownership and excels in both independent and team project work

Ability to work under pressure and with short deadlines

Must have availability to occasionally work nights and weekends

Qualifications

Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in a security operations team, system engineering or

technical security role

A Bachelor’s Degree in MIS, Computer Science or similar focus

Microsoft Certified (MCSE) or equivalent certification a plus

Security Certificate (current or within 6 months of hire) such as; CompTIA CySA, Security+ and Network+ CISA, ISC-2 CC

The benefits package consists of:

• Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)
• Gym discount
• Life insurance
• Comprehensive travel insurance for you and your family in line with scheme rules
• Confidential well-being and counselling support
• Competitive Compensation
• Contributory pension scheme
• Company events
• Private Medical and Dental Insurance