Cyber Security Analyst — MSP Security & Incident Response

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

Benefits offered by this job

25+ Days Holiday and rising

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Cycle Scheme

Discounted Gym Membership

Paid Charity Day

Car Parking

Job summary

PlanetRecruitment is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst to monitor and respond to security events across internal and client environments. You will investigate alerts, support incident containment, and help drive improvements in security posture.

The role emphasizes hands-on security operations, vulnerability awareness, and clear documentation to enable effective client advisory and service delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in MSP/multi-client support, security admin role.
• Practical experience using security platforms to investigate alerts and improve posture.
• Experience investigating security incidents, phishing, malware, account compromise or similar events.
• Experience supporting hardening, patching, remediation tracking or control implementation.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and investigate alerts across security platforms (Microsoft 365, Sophos).
• Investigate security incidents and support containment and remediation.
• Maintain security documentation and evidence gathering.
• Contribute to improvements of security posture and controls.

Skills

Security Practices

Threat Analysis

Incident Response

Documentation

Client Advisory

Operational Ownership

Prioritisation

Troubleshooting

Curiosity

Tools

Microsoft 365 Security

Sophos

Defender

Entra ID

Job description

PlanetRecruitment is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst to monitor and respond to security events across internal and client environments. You will investigate alerts, support incident containment, and help drive improvements in security posture.

The role emphasizes hands-on security operations, vulnerability awareness, and clear documentation to enable effective client advisory and service delivery.