Cyber Security Analyst

Xpertise Recruitment; Northampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst to provide proactive and reactive cyber security capabilities. This mid-senior level position involves monitoring, risk management, and collaboration with IT teams to enhance security across all company platforms. The ideal candidate will have experience in setting up cybersecurity from scratch and a strong understanding of security governance. This full-time role is based in Northampton, with one day per week in the office.

Qualifications

• Experience in setting up Cyber Security from scratch is required.
• Knowledge of GDPR and security policies is essential.
• Familiarity with ISO27001 standards is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders to identify and mitigate threats.
• Provide proactive and reactive cybersecurity capabilities.
• Manage incident preparedness and response coordination.
• Support device security and prevent unauthorized access.
• Maintain documentation and perform audits for compliance.

Skills

Cyber security setup experience

Monitoring and analysis

Risk management

Incident response

Continuous improvement mindset

Tools

EDR/XDR

SIEM

MDM

Job description

Cyber Security Analyst

Xpertise Recruitment Ltd – Northampton (1 day per week in the office)

Base pay range

£50,000

Experience in setting up Cyber Security from scratch is required.

The Cyber Security Analyst role sits in the Technology & Transformation team and will be accountable for providing both proactive and reactive cyber security capability into the wider business in order to effectively mitigate risk. The role will provide monitoring, analysis and remedial work across all company tools, applications, systems, and platforms to protect against the ever evolving threat landscape. In addition to this the role works closely with the business functions and Head of IT on initiatives and projects. They will drive continual improvement around cyber and information security, and approach the role with a broad and holistic mindset.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with stakeholders to understand where threats exist internally and externally, then devise and execute plans to mitigate them
• Provide both proactive and reactive cyber security capability to the business through monitoring and remediations
• Ensure cyber and InfoSec incident preparedness, response coordination and remediation, as well as regularly reviewed and tested business continuity and disaster recovery plans
• Work closely with the Senior IT Operations Manager to progress strategic project work, and ensure the swift resolution of business problems
• Ensure appropriate levels of IAM around all existing and to be acquired systems, platforms, technologies etc to provide robust security governance and controls.
• Maintain a ‘single pane of glass’ view of overarching cyber security position across all business departments and functions using a well procured tool, enabling rapid identification of potential threats across the business’ entire technology landscape
• Administer and update all relevant applications such as EDR/XDR, MDM, SIEM etc and manage penetration testing activities
• Responsibility for device security, and ensuring non-authorised devices, as well as those used outside of allowed geographical locations cannot access nor authenticate to company systems/services etc.
• Ensure the business is alerted to and protected from all CVE’s, zero day, vulnerabilities etc which apply to our landscape through numerous channels
• Assist in the configuration, deployment and management of end user devices with a security best practice mindset
• Collaborate with engineering and technology departments ensuring governance around ‘secure by design’ principles.
• Maintain all cyber and InfoSec documentation, as well as perform audits, reviews and assessments ensuring continual improvement and reporting in line with CE/CE+ and ISO27001 accreditations.
• Identifying new technologies to support the business achieving its strategic objectives.
• Liaise with 3rd party suppliers to improve security position and establish best practices.
• Providing input to the continuous review of our processes and procedures, ways of working and tooling to enhance the department’s capability and offering into the wider business.
• Drive employee training and awareness initiatives.
• Supporting the identification of key IT risks and appropriate mitigations to keep them within appetite.
• Adhering to the Company’s GDPR and security policies.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting, IT System Custom Software Development, and IT System Operations and Maintenance