Cyber Security Analyst

The ONE Group Ltd; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is offering a contract opportunity for a Security Analyst in Peterborough, requiring experience in vulnerability management, SIEM monitoring, and incident response. This role provides an excellent chance for skilled analysts who appreciate a diverse and autonomous working environment. Interested candidates should apply soon as reviews begin next week.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience as a Security Analyst or in a SOC role.
• Strong understanding of EDR/SIEM alert triage and incident response.
• Experience with compliance frameworks like ISO 27001.

Responsibilities

• Manage vulnerabilities using Tenable.io or equivalent.
• Monitor SIEM and perform log analysis.
• Conduct compliance audits and Incident detection.

Skills

Vulnerability management

Incident detection

Compliance audits

Threat hunting

Tools

Tenable

CrowdStrike

Elastic

VMware

Windows Server

Linux

Job description

Security Analyst – Contract Opportunity

Location: Hybrid (Peterborough 2/3 days a week)

Rate: £465 per day inside IR35

Start Date: ASAP

What’s the role?

This is a technically diverse Security Analyst position covering areas like:

• Vulnerability management (Tenable.io or equivalent)
• SIEM monitoring (Elastic preferred) and log analysis
• Incident detection, triage, and escalation (CrowdStrike or similar EDR)
• Compliance audits (ISO27001, STIGs)
• Infrastructure hardening and security baseline validation
• Some threat hunting and forensic analysis
• Creating documentation, playbooks, and security runbooks

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will bring:

• At least 2 years’ experience in a Security Analyst or SOC-type role
• Strong understanding of vulnerability management, EDR/SIEM alert triage, and incident response
• Experience with compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, etc.)
• A working knowledge of VMware, AD, Windows Server, Linux
• Comfort handling multiple tools — Elastic, Tenable, CrowdStrike (or comparable alternatives)
• Bonus points for: CEH / Security+ / CISSP / Fortinet / CCNA certs, or a willingness to go perm in future

If you’re an experienced analyst who enjoys variety and autonomy, and you’re ready to be a foundational part of a growing internal security function then apply now we’d love to hear from you and one of our team will be in touch to discuss this with you in more detail.

First CVs are being reviewed early next week, so don’t wait too long.