Cyber Security Analyst

Tower Hamlets Council Pension Fund; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading council in London seeks a skilled Cyber Security Analyst to enhance its security team. In this role, you will monitor threats, respond to incidents, and implement security policies while collaborating with various departments to ensure data protection and compliance. This position promotes a diverse working environment and flexible arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience with SIEM tools and incident response frameworks.
• Knowledge of ISO 27001, GDPR, and NIST standards valued.
• Ability to collaborate with IT teams on security practices.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze security alerts and logs from various sources.
• Investigate and respond to malware infections and phishing attempts.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and assist in patch management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Incident response

Threat monitoring

Vulnerability assessment

Education

Relevant cybersecurity certification

Job description

Town Hall
160 Whitechapel Road
LONDON
E1 1BJ

We are seeking a skilled and analytical Cyber Security Analyst to join our growing security team. In this role, you will be responsible for monitoring, analysing, and responding to security threats, supporting incident response efforts, and helping to strengthen the council’s overall security posture.

Key Responsibilities:

•Monitor and analyse security alerts and logs from various sources (e.g., SIEM and Defender).

•Investigate and respond to security incidents, including malware infections, phishing attempts, and unauthorized access.

•Conduct vulnerability assessments and assist in patch management and remediation efforts.

•Support the implementation and enforcement of security policies, standards, and procedures.

•Collaborate with wider IT colleagues and business units to ensure secure system configurations and practices.

•Assist in audits, risk assessments, and compliance initiatives (e.g., ISO 27001, GDPR, NIST).

•Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and cybersecurity trends.

Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis ofrace, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender,gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups.We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the post are guaranteed an interview. Care experience has also been adopted by the Council as an additional protected characteristic.

We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough.