Operational Security Analyst

Network Rail; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization as an Operational Security Analyst, where you'll play a crucial role in ensuring cybersecurity and protecting information assets. This position offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in a diverse and inclusive workplace. You'll support operational security systems, manage security incidents, and collaborate with various teams to enhance safety and reliability. With hybrid working options and excellent benefits, this role is perfect for those passionate about cybersecurity.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Defined benefit pension scheme

75% subsidy on rail and underground season tickets

Flexible/hybrid working arrangements

Healthcare Scheme

Qualifications

• Proven ability to maintain awareness of current security technologies.
• Demonstrable experience in a standards-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Security Operations in maintaining supplier relationships.
• Manage threats to information security and vulnerabilities.

Skills

Security Prevention

Security Detection

Security Response

Tools

Technical Security Infrastructures

Job description

About Network Rail

Join Our Team at Network Rail!

Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country. We're an organisation where people truly matter, and when you join us, you matter to us and millions of others. Click here to watch our inspiring video to learn more about us!

We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone. Discover more about the importance of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail by clicking here.

Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!

About our people and the recruitment process - We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.

Brief Description

Join Our Team as an Operational Security Analyst!

Are you passionate about cybersecurity? We're seeking a motivated, dependable, and collaborative Operational Security Analyst to become a valued member of our team.

This role is perfect for individuals seeking the opportunity to make a meaningful impact. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage those with non-traditional career paths, diverse experiences, or unique perspectives to apply.

With your skills and experiences, you can help shape a secure environment for Network Rail by supporting the deployment, maintenance, and continuous improvement of operational security systems and processes to support the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Network Rail's information assets. This includes providing operational systems to manage prevention, detection, remediation, and recovery from security threats, vulnerabilities, and incidents.

Please be aware this role holds a mandatory requirement for the incumbent to hold valid security vetting clearance. Any offer will be conditional on the successful candidate obtaining clearance prior to a start date being agreed.

If you have lived outside of the UK in the last 3 years and have been invited to interview for this role, please notify us. For further information including residency eligibility, please contact your recruiter for more details.

About the role (External)

1. Supporting the Head of Security Operations Adviser in maintaining relationships with Network Rail's suppliers and service providers specific to the provision of operational security systems and processes.
2. Assisting the performance of periodic evaluation of Network Rail's operational information assets to confirm that levels of protection afforded are adequate taking into account changes in security threats and vulnerabilities.
3. Assisting the coordination of processes and technologies to maintain sufficient resilience of Network Rail's critical information systems, including safety critical information systems, to provide continuity of information services to business users and allow these critical systems to be recovered in the event of unpredicted loss of service.
4. Proactively managing and mitigating threats to information security and vulnerabilities of information systems to prevent loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information assets.
5. Assisting the delivery of information security communications, reporting, and management information to allow Network Rail managers and users to be aware of, and confident in, the levels of information security provided.
6. Respond to and investigate actual or suspected security incidents, remediating to prevent further spread, impact, or reoccurrence.

Want to join our team?

What are we looking for?

• Proven ability to maintain awareness of current security prevention, detection, and response technologies
• Demonstrable experience of working within a standards and service level driven environment
• Proven experience of deploying technical security infrastructures
• Experience in coordinating, planning, and testing service continuity and IT disaster recovery measures

What could make you stand out?

• Understanding of key security risk assessment, management, and mitigation systems, methods, and principles
• Awareness and understanding of British and international standards for security management and control
• Experience of working in the rail industry

How to apply (External)

We are looking for a motivated and reliable Operational Security Analyst to join our team. You will be an essential part of our team!

Vacancy type: Permanent, 35 hours per week, Hybrid working of 2/3 days in the office.

Location: Manchester Square One

Closing date: 26th May 2025

Band & Salary: Band 4C £43,588 - £50,018

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We offer excellent benefits, including:

• Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.
• Defined benefit pension scheme.
• 75% subsidy on rail and underground season tickets.
• Up to 75% off leisure travel for you and your family (subject to terms and conditions).
• Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.
• Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.
• Flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
• Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.
• Healthcare Scheme, GymPass discounts, Cycle to work, and more.
• Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to support employees during significant life moments.

We're an organisation where people matter. We matter to millions.

We are proud to be recognised as a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality for the third year in a row.

Our role is to run a safe, reliable, and efficient railway, serving customers and communities. Safety is our number one priority.

We're undertaking an ambitious change. Our vision is Putting Passengers First - becoming a company that is on the side of passengers and freight users. As one of the UK's leading equal opportunities employers, our values and the way we behave are important to us. We have created an environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution. We have seven employee networks that provide support, opportunities, and development for applicants from all backgrounds.

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