Cyber Security Analyst

Jobtailor; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 10%

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension contribution up to 8%

Study support and memberships

Employee referral scheme

Job summary

Low Carbon Contracts Company is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst to join the Tech Hub. This role focuses on monitoring, detecting, analysing, and responding to cybersecurity incidents to protect digital assets and data.

Requires technical expertise in security technologies, incident response, and vulnerability management. Based in the IT Security team, the position reports to the Technical Governance Lead and offers hybrid working with two days in the office.

Qualifications

• Proven cybersecurity experience and ability to monitor, detect and respond to incidents.
• Experience with vulnerability management and security audits.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security and networking fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts and investigate potential incidents.
• Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and security audits.
• Analyze logs and network traffic for anomalies.
• Develop and maintain incident response procedures and security policies.
• Coordinate patching and secure configurations with IT/Dev teams.
• Support security awareness and phishing simulations.
• Contribute to threat intelligence and reporting.
• Document findings and security reports.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 27001, NIST and Cyber Essentials Plus.
• Assist in vendor security evaluations and audits.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Threat detection

Networking concepts

Cloud security

SIEM

Endpoint protection

Security policies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security or related field

Tools

SIEM

Firewall management

Vulnerability scanners

Job description

Cyber Security Analyst

Department: Tech Hub

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom; Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Description

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 / week

Salary: circa £74,000

Location: Birmingham (B2 5DB) OR Leeds (LS1 4HR)

WFH policy: Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week

Flexible working: Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9-day fortnight.

Reports to: Technical Governance Lead

Deadline Note: We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications.

Role Summary

A detail-oriented and proactive Cyber Security Analyst part of our IT Security team. Responsible for monitoring, detecting, analysing, and responding to cybersecurity incidents and threats. Plays a key role in protecting the organisation’s digital assets, systems, networks, and data against unauthorised access, breaches, and other security risks. This position requires technical expertise in security technologies, incident response, and vulnerability management.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts and investigate potential security incidents.
• Perform regular vulnerability assessments and security audits.
• Analyse logs and network traffic for suspicious activity.
• Develop and maintain incident response procedures and security policies.
• Coordinate with IT and development teams to apply security patches and configurations.
• Support security awareness training and phishing simulations.
• Participate in threat intelligence gathering and reporting.
• Document findings, actions taken, and produce security reports.
• Ensure compliance with security frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, Cyber Essentials Plus).
• Assist in risk assessments and third-party vendor security evaluations.
• Own internal and external security Audits such as NIST, Pen testing and Cyber Essentials Plus.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

• Proven experience in a cyber security role, with hands‑on experience in security technologies and tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional qualification or experience.
• Strong understanding and experience of development tools and practices, cloud computing platforms, networking concepts, protocols, and security principles.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security principles and practices, especially in cloud environments like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Familiarity with security technologies such as firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, antivirus, and encryption.
• Knowledge of vulnerability scanning and penetration testing tools.
• Understanding of incident response principles and practices.
• Familiarity with TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, and general networking concepts.
• Knowledge of threat landscape, malware behaviour, and attack vectors.
• Relevant certifications, such as CompTIA Security+, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
• Experience with security tools such as SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) and endpoint protection solutions.

Employee Benefits

We offer a full range of benefits. Key benefits that may be available depending on the role include:

• Annual performance based bonus, up to 10%
• 25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays
• Up to 8% pension contribution
• Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription
• Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave
• Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on-call GP service
• Three paid volunteering days a year
• Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes
• Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers
• Employee resource groups