Cyber Security Specialist

Cyber Security training courses; Manchester; Ibrido; GBP 42.000 - 51.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Pension 8%

Hybrid 50%

Gym on-site

24 days holiday + bank holidays

Descrizione del lavoro

Cyber Security training courses in Manchester is seeking a cyber security specialist with a few years of experience to work across multiple cyber and infosec domains. You will collaborate with the Cyber Security Manager and security team members to touch on IAM, SIEM, EDR, vulnerability management, and GRC-related activities.

The role emphasizes a self-driven, proactive mindset and progression within a supportive environment. Hybrid structure with 50% in-office work and a 35-hour week.

Competenze

• Experience in a cybersecurity or infrastructure security role.
• Experience with SIEM and vulnerability management tools.
• Experience tuning/tuning endpoint detection and response tooling.
• Knowledge of detection and response solutions such as EDR, XDR and MDR.
• Experience handling ISO27001 or Cyber Essentials certifications.
• Knowledge of integrating security into project lifecycles.
• Excellent communication and ability to engage stakeholders clearly.
• Familiarity with ISO 27001 and NIST frameworks.
• Ability to investigate incidents and propose improvements.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Mansioni

• Review, develop, monitor and mature SIEM, EDR, email security and vulnerability platforms.
• Support IDS/IPS, detection and response solutions and other threat detection systems.
• Work with in-house developers providing advice on SDLC security.
• Perform vulnerability scanning and remediation.
• Coordinate with managed service provider and manage alerts.
• Work with governance on Cyber Essentials certification.
• Assist 3rd party risk management and assurance.

Conoscenze

Cybersecurity experience

Threat detection

Stakeholder communication

Strumenti

SIEM

EDR

XDR

MDR

IDS/IPS

Email gateway

Descrizione del lavoro

Cyber Security Specialist

Greater Manchester | Permanent | Up to £46,500 | Hybrid: 50% in office, 35 hours per week

On behalf of our public sector client, I'm on the lookout for a cyber security consultant with a few years of experience in a cyber role looking to expand on their skillset across multiple cyber and infosec domains. With the support of the Cyber Security Manager and other security team members, this role will touch on IAM, SIEM, EDR and vulnerability management tool tweaking, integrating security into project lifecycles, GRC certifications, 3rd party risk and assurance and more.

I'm looking for candidates with a self-driven, go-getter personality who are keen to progress their security careers within a supportive and forward-thinking environment with colleagues all pulling in the same direction.

What this role involves:

This role is expansive in terms of the areas you'll be getting involved with, we are not expecting candidates to be experts across all of these fields, however, the more the better:

• Review, develop, monitor and mature the SIEM, EDR, email security and vulnerability platforms
• Support ongoing development and monitoring of IDS/IPS, detection and response solutions and other threat detection systems.
• Working with in-house developers and providing some advice on SDLC security
• Performing vulnerability scanning and remediation
• Working with the organisation's managed service provider and helping to manage alerts coming through
• Working with governance colleagues on the Cyber Essentials certification
• Helping the organisation with 3rd party risk management and assurance

What I'm looking for:

• Experience in a cybersecurity or infrastructure security role.
• Experience of commonplace SIEM and vulnerability management tools
• Experience tweaking/tuning endpoint detection and response tooling
• Strong knowledge of detection and response solutions, such as EDR, XDR and MDR.
• Experience handling ISO27001 or Cyber Essentials + certifications
• Knowledge of how to integrate security into project lifecycles
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to document findings and engage stakeholders clearly.
• Working knowledge of compliance frameworks such as ISO 27001 and NIST.
• Comfortable investigating incidents and proposing technical and procedural improvements.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Solid understanding of email security gateway technologies.

Benefits

• A salary up to £46,500
• 8% employer pension contribution
• 24 days plus 3 closure days over Christmas plus bank holidays, continued service increases available
• 50% hybrid working structure
• On-site gym
• Compressed hours and flexible working offering