Cyber Security Analyst

VIQU Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus

Job summary

VIQU Limited is recruiting a Cyber Security Analyst for a 6-month contract with hybrid remote work and an onsite day in Central London. You will manage rapid7/SIEM alerts, conduct investigations, and drive vulnerability management efforts while ensuring security controls and processes run smoothly.

You will also admin Mimecast, Purview, Netskope and CrowdStrike activities, triage alerts, and maintain thorough security documentation. Referrals welcome with a potential bonus.

Qualifications

• Experience with SIEM monitoring and security investigations.
• Hands-on Rapid7 experience for alert triage and investigations.
• Mimecast administration including review, releases and sandboxing.
• Knowledge of Purview, eDiscovery, DSAR and DLP.
• Experience with CrowdStrike and Netskope for alerts and site reviews.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, triage and investigate Rapid7 and SIEM alerts.
• Perform security investigations and identify threats.
• Support vulnerability management using Rapid7.
• Monitor security events via SIEM tooling and escalate as needed.
• Manage Mimecast security operations including email reviews and sandboxing.
• Support Purview activities including eDiscovery, DSARs and DLP.
• Manage Netskope requests including site reviews and URL unblocking.
• Monitor and triage CrowdStrike alerts.
• Provide admin support for Security DDQs and information security requests.
• Maintain investigation records and security documentation.

Skills

SIEM operations

Security investigations

Vulnerability management

Incident response

Email security awareness

Tools

Rapid7

Mimecast

Microsoft Purview

CrowdStrike

Netskope

Job description

Cyber Security Analyst - 6-month contract - Remote/London - Outside of IR35

My Client is looking for a Cyber Security Analyst to support day-to-day BAU security operations, with a primary focus on Rapid7, SIEM monitoring, vulnerability management and security investigations.

They have quite a few backlog of alerts, so they are looking for someone with strong SIEM, vulnerability and investigation skills.

Key Skills & Experience from the Cyber Security Analyst:

• Strong hands-on experience with Rapid7 and SIEM platforms. (Monitoring alerts and investigation)
• Proven experience in alert triage, security investigations and vulnerability management.
• Strong Mimecast administration experience (Email review, releasing, whitelisting, sandboxing)
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Purview, eDiscovery, DSAR and DLP.
• Experience with CrowdStrike (managing alerts)
• Experience with Netskope or similar (Site reviews and unblocking)
• Good understanding of SOC / Security Operations and BAU security processes.

Key Responsibilities of the Cyber Security Analyst:

• Monitor, triage and investigate Rapid7 and SIEM alerts, including managing and reducing an existing alert backlog.
• Perform security investigations, analysing events and identifying potential threats or suspicious activity.
• Support vulnerability management using Rapid7, including reviewing, prioritising and investigating vulnerabilities.
• Monitor and investigate security events through SIEM tooling, escalating incidents where appropriate.
• Manage Mimecast security operations, including email reviews, releasing quarantined messages, whitelisting and sandboxing.
• Support Microsoft Purview activities including eDiscovery, DSARs and DLP.
• Manage Netskope requests, including site reviews and URL unblocking.
• Monitor and triage CrowdStrike alerts.
• Provide administrative support for Security DDQs and wider information security requests.
• Maintain appropriate investigation records and security documentation.

The Cyber Security Analyst is required to be onsite 1 day a week in Central London.

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