Cyber Security Analyst - 6 Month Contract

SSP Group plc; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in food and beverage services is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst for a 6-month contract in London. This role involves proactive security monitoring, incident response, and enhancing the organization's cybersecurity posture through awareness initiatives. Ideal candidates will have experience in security operations and knowledge of key security frameworks.

Qualifications

• Experience in security operations for global businesses.
• Hands-on incident response and investigation experience.
• Knowledge of security frameworks like NIST CSF and ISO 27001.

Responsibilities

• Respond to alerts and requests in a security operations team.
• Conduct regular proactive security health checks.
• Research threats and make recommendations to reduce risk.

Skills

Incident response

Threat intelligence

Vulnerability management

Security monitoring

Cyber security awareness

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Azure

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Cyber Security Analyst - 6 Month Contract

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SSP Group plc (LSE:SSPG) is a global leading operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations employing around 49,000 colleagues in over 3,000 units across 37 countries. We specialise in designing, creating and operating a diverse range of food and drink outlets in airports, train stations and other travel hubs across six formats: sit-down and quick service restaurants, bars, cafés, lounges, and food-led convenience stores. Our extensive portfolio of brands features a mix of international, national, and local brands, tailored to meet the diverse needs of our clients and customers.

Our purpose is to be the best part of the journey, and we are committed to delivering leading brands and innovative concepts to our clients and customers around the world, focusing on exceptional taste, value, quality and service. Sustainability is crucial for our long-term success, and we aim to deliver positive impact for our business while uniting stakeholders to promote a sustainable food travel sector. www.foodtravelexperts.com

About the role:

We are looking for a Cyber Security Analyst on a 6 month contract to ensure the IT estate remains operationally secure and maintained. The Cyber Security Analyst is responsible for proactive security monitoring and response activities. This role requires close collaboration with global IT operations and Infrastructure teams and trusted 3rd party service providers, helping to detect threats and vulnerabilities, and responding to any alerts or incidents.

The Cyber Analyst also plays a pivotal role in enhancing the organisation’s cybersecurity posture by championing cyber security awareness by supporting training and phishing exercises across multiple global regions.

What you’ll be doing:

• Respond to alerts and requests as part of a security operations team and ticketing system
• Carry out regular proactive security health checks and follow up on any anomalies
• Respond to alerts escalated from our 24/7 SOC
• Provide technical support during security incidents
• Liaise with IT Service Desk and Operations teams to ensure Security Operations are effectively embedded and maintained
• Research threats and vulnerabilities making recommendations to reduce risk
• Monitoring of dashboards and responding to any alerts and suspicious activity/behaviour
• Support and deliver cyber awareness initiatives across SSP, including phishing simulations and relevant training

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Experience in security operations, covering global businesses
• Hands-on experience in incident response, triage, and investigation
• Cloud platform experience, particularly Azure and Entra ID.
• Strong knowledge of SIEM, EDR, vulnerability management and threat intelligence platforms
• Knowledge of security frameworks (e.g., Mitre ATT&CK, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls
• Self-motivated, proactive problem-solver with a strategic mindset

Belong at SSP:

Great food and drink are diverse by nature. It’s authentic, creates great experiences and brings people together. The same goes for our Belong strategy at SSP. By empowering our colleagues and celebrating our differences, we create great experiences for our people, enabling them to thrive as one global team.

Spanning 6 continents, we’re very diverse when it comes to our backgrounds. But it’s so much more than that, it’s listening with humility, taking conscious action, and having the determination to do the right thing. True diversity, equity and inclusion can only happen when everyone feels able to bring their full self to work. We encourage and welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates regardless of background, gender, race, religious beliefs, disability, sexual identity and orientation or age.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Services

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