Hybrid Senior Cyber Threat & Incident Response Analyst

Sky Ireland Limited; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Sky TV/NOW package

Pension up to 9% employer contribution

Private healthcare

Mental health support

Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance

Discounts on Sky products

Sharesave and Tech schemes

Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Job summary

Sky Ireland Limited is seeking a senior member of the Cyber Operations team to operate within a robust security ecosystem, partnering with Threat Hunting, Threat Intelligence, Engineering and Threat Vulnerability Management. You will act as escalation for L2 analysts and drive investigations into high priority incidents.

You will liaise with security platform teams, contribute to automation, and coordinate responses across regions, to deliver thorough, timely remediation and closure.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise operating within a highly technical Security Operations environment.
• Proven track record in driving Cyber Security Investigations and managing complex Incident Response scenarios.
• Advanced proficiency in utilising Anti-malware and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) systems.
• Comprehensive understanding of advanced threat landscapes, intricate investigations, incident response frameworks, and effective remediation strategies.
• Expert command of a wide array of modern cyber security systems and diagnostic tooling.
• Strong operational knowledge of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) architecture and advanced querying.
• In-depth knowledge of OS internals and security architectures across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• Experience navigating cloud-native security environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) alongside familiarity with the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.
• Advanced comprehension of enterprise networking protocols, network architecture, and infrastructure security.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to distil and articulate complex security events clearly to both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• A highly collaborative professional who mentors peers, elevates the team, and drives collective success.

Responsibilities

• Act as escalation for L2 Analysts for a variety of cyber security events.
• Perform timely and accurate investigations of escalated L2 Analyst cases and Incidents with a view to remediation.
• Liaise with Security Platform teams and other L3 Analysts to agree any potential automation improvements.
• Where appropriate, liaise directly with affected staff members in the wider business, or support owners for context, awareness, and potential remediation/closure.
• Liaise with L2 & L3 Analysts from other territories and where required, co-ordinate high profile incidents spanning multiple regions.
• Review other potential log sources and internal security systems to provide supplemental information to build the most comprehensive and conclusive cases possible.
• Where required work with other areas of the business on Cyber related projects and initiatives including new tooling proof of concepts.
• Participate in an on-call rota for out of hours escalations of high priority incidents.

Skills

Security Operations

Incident response

EDR

SIEM

OS internals

Cloud security

Network security

Communication

Mentoring

Tools

SOAR

UBA

Threat hunting tools

Threat intelligence tools

Job description

Sky Ireland Limited is seeking a senior member of the Cyber Operations team to operate within a robust security ecosystem, partnering with Threat Hunting, Threat Intelligence, Engineering and Threat Vulnerability Management. You will act as escalation for L2 analysts and drive investigations into high priority incidents.

You will liaise with security platform teams, contribute to automation, and coordinate responses across regions, to deliver thorough, timely remediation and closure.