Cyber Security Analyst (Hybrid) – Incident & Vulnerability

Planet Recruitment; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25+ Days Holiday (rising)

Flexible working

Bupa Cash Plan

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Cycle Scheme

Discounted Gym Membership

Paid Charity Day

Car Parking

Job summary

Planet Recruitment is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst in Abingdon to join a managed security service provider. You will operate security services across internal and client environments, investigate threats, respond to escalations, and help turn findings into practical remediation actions.

The role demands hands-on incident response, vulnerability management and Microsoft 365 security work, with a focus on continuous improvement, documentation and clear risk communication to Service Desk,

Qualifications

• Experience working in an MSP or multi-client support environment.
• Proficient with security platforms including Microsoft 365 and Sophos.
• Experience investigating security incidents, phishing, malware or account compromise.
• Experience supporting security hardening, vulnerability management and remediation tracking.
• Strong troubleshooting across user, endpoint, identity, email, cloud and client configuration.
• Ability to communicate technical risks clearly to Service Desk, Infrastructure, Account Managers and clients.
• Strong documentation skills, including evidence gathering and remediation records.
• Curious and proactive in investigating unclear security issues and following through to outcomes.
• Ability to drive security improvements and remediation with practical actions.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and investigate alerts across Microsoft 365, Sophos and other platforms used across internal and client environments.
• Investigate security incidents and support containment, remediation and recovery actions.
• Escalate significant incidents and support Major Incident response activity.
• Maintain security documentation and evidence.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the MSP's internal security posture through remediation support and controls.
• Review vulnerability scan results and validate findings, tracking remediation with Service Desk and Infrastructure teams.
• Produce regular vulnerability posture reporting.
• Review Microsoft Secure Score, Defender, Entra ID, Intune and Conditional Access recommendations.
• Support implementation of Microsoft 365 security improvements across internal and client environments.
• Investigate 365 security alerts, identity risks and config issues.
• Assist with MFA, Conditional Access, Defender, Intune and endpoint security initiatives.
• Experience working with security platforms to investigate alerts, respond to issues and improve posture.
• Strong communication of risks to stakeholders.
• Documentation of investigations, evidence gathering and remediation records.
• Operational ownership and timely delivery of security improvements.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple security tasks under pressure.

Skills

Threat Investigation

Security Improvements

Escalation Judgement

Documentation

Service Desk Enablement

Client Advisory

Operational Ownership

Prioritisation Under Pressure

Pragmatic Security Mindset

Continuous Learning

Job description

Planet Recruitment is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst in Abingdon to join a managed security service provider. You will operate security services across internal and client environments, investigate threats, respond to escalations, and help turn findings into practical remediation actions.

The role demands hands-on incident response, vulnerability management and Microsoft 365 security work, with a focus on continuous improvement, documentation and clear risk communication to Service Desk,