Cyber Security Analyst in Rogerstone

Yolk Recruitment; Newport; Remote; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst to work remotely in Newport, UK. The role involves enhancing security capabilities, handling incident responses, and monitoring security systems. Ideal candidates will have strong technical skills and experience in threat detection and incident management. The position offers a competitive salary and a range of company benefits including training, bonuses, and a strong pension plan.

Benefits

Competitive salary with clear progression routes

Discretionary bonus up to 10%

Industry recognised training and certifications

Strong pension scheme (5% employee & 10% employer)

Generous annual leave

Employee wellbeing support

Cycle-to-work scheme

Additional company perks and discounts

Qualifications

• Strong technical mindset and experience in cyber security operations.
• Familiarity with security incident handling and reporting.
• Ability to assess risks and vulnerabilities using security tools.

Responsibilities

• Enhance threat monitoring and response capabilities.
• Handle security incident response with internal and third-party teams.
• Monitor and respond to security alerts and incidents.

Skills

Threat detection

Incident response

Security tooling maintenance

User behaviour monitoring

Job description

Cyber Security Analyst - Remote - 43,000 + benefits

Yolk Recruitment are working with a trusted and well-established organisation that continues to strengthen its cyber security capability. They're looking for a Cyber Security Analyst to join their Security Operations function and support the delivery of key security controls across the business.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong technical mindset who enjoys threat detection, incident response, and improving day to day security resilience. Working as part of the Cyber Resilience team, you'll play a hands‑on role in monitoring systems, responding to incidents, and supporting the upkeep of core security tooling.

What you'll be doing:

• Work with the Cyber Security team to enhance threat monitoring and response capability across the organisation.
• Handle security incident response, working closely with internal teams and third parties to ensure a high standard of investigation and reporting.
• Monitor, review, and respond to security alerts, incidents, and breaches.
• Track and support remediation of identified vulnerabilities.
• Use security tools to assess risks to people, infrastructure, and data, carrying out routine checks.
• Monitor user behaviour analytics including security awareness and social engineering activities.
• Gather evidence to support audits and demonstrate the effectiveness of security controls.
• Ensure security tooling is maintained, updated, and correctly licensed.
• Contribute to regular testing of the cyber incident response plan for both IT and OT environments.

Company Benefits:

• Competitive salary with clear progression routes
• Discretionary bonus up to 10%
• Industry recognised training and certifications
• Strong pension scheme (5% employee & 10% employer)
• Generous annual leave
• Employee wellbeing support
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Additional company perks and discounts

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