Cyber Security Analyst

NRG.; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Une organisation progressiste recherche un Analyste en Cybersécurité pour renforcer sa sécurité numérique. Vous jouerez un rôle clé dans la gestion d'incidents et l'amélioration de la sensibilisation à la cybersécurité, en travaillant avec des outils modernes tels que Microsoft Defender et Sentinel dans un environnement collaboratif et dynamique.

Qualifications

• Expérience dans la gestion des incidents de cybersécurité et des opérations générales.
• Familiarité avec Microsoft 365, Defender, Sentinel.
• Communicateur proactif avec la capacité d'influencer des comportements sécurisés.

Responsibilities

• Diriger et soutenir la gestion des incidents de cybersécurité dans l'entreprise.
• Gérer et maintenir les outils de sécurité, en particulier le stack de sécurité Microsoft.
• Collaborer avec des équipes et des prestataires tiers pour aligner détection et réponse aux menaces.

Skills

Gestion d'incidents

Gestion des vulnérabilités

Sécurité Microsoft 365

Outils de sécurité Microsoft

Communication

Job description

We’re looking for an experiencedCyber Security Analyst to join our client’s growing team and play a vital role in safeguarding their digital environment. This is a broad, hands-on role that spans all areas of cyber operations - from incident response and vulnerability management to awareness campaigns, security tooling oversight and project delivery.

It’s a fantastic opportunity for a security professional to make a real impact within a forward-thinking, collaborative, and progressive organisation that takes security seriously and invests in modern tooling and practices.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading and supporting cyber incident management across the business, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
• Managing and maintaining security tooling and systems - particularly across the Microsoft security stack including Defender, Sentinel, and Microsoft 365.
• Overseeing SIEM operations, ideally using Microsoft Sentinel.
• Supporting and promoting cyber awareness initiatives
• Conducting vulnerability management activities, including identifying, tracking and helping to fix known risks.
• Collaborating with both internal teams and third-party providers (e.g. SOC/MSSP) to ensure alignment on threat detection and response.
• Supporting wider cyber assurance efforts and contributing to ongoing cyber security projects.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience in cyber incident response and general cyber operations.
• Exposure tovulnerability management practices and tools.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365, Defender, Sentinel, and other Microsoft-based security tools.
• Some experience with Windows Server, Group Policy, and Active Directory is highly beneficial.
• A background working with or alongside an external SOC or MSSP provider.
• A proactive, approachable communicator with the ability to simplify complex issues and influence others to adopt secure behaviours.

Interviews are moving quickly, so if this sounds like the right fit then don’t wait. Send over your CV and let’s talk.

Please note that this job does not offer sponsorship and you must have valid RTW in for the United Kingdom.