IT Security Analyst

Accord Healthcare; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday

Bonus

Pension scheme

Job summary

Accord Healthcare is seeking a Security Analyst to support in ensuring our systems are secure, compliant and resilient. You will monitor events, manage firewalls, perform vulnerability scans, and coordinate phishing simulations to boost awareness.

The role emphasizes security reporting, documentation, and continuous improvement within a growing global company. A competitive salary, holiday, bonus and pension are offered.

Qualifications

• Formal training or demonstrable experience in information security or closely related IT discipline.
• CompTIA Security+ certification or equivalent.
• Experience supporting security operations activities including monitoring alerts and incident response.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft security technologies (Defender products, Azure AD).
• Understanding of firewall and web security principles and managing filtering rules.
• Familiarity with vulnerability management processes (scans, remediation).
• Awareness of phishing simulation and awareness training approaches.
• Pursuing professional certifications (e.g. SC-200, AZ-500, CySA+).
• Experience using SIEM/EDR platforms for monitoring and investigation.
• Exposure to vulnerability scanning tools (Nessus, Qualys, Defender VM).
• Basic scripting/automation (PowerShell or Python).
• Awareness of Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001, or similar frameworks.
• Experience in technical support, IT operations, or SOC environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, investigate and respond to security events across the organisation.
• Configure, audit and tune network and web application firewall rules.
• Administer and optimise the organisation's web security gateway to block malicious websites and content.
• Conduct regular vulnerability scans and track remediation from findings to closure.
• Design and conduct phishing simulation campaigns as part of security awareness.
• Prepare and deliver regular security reports with key metrics.
• Maintain documentation of incidents, investigations, configuration changes, and playbooks.
• Apply and verify security baselines on servers and endpoints; suggest improvements.
• Stay up to date with threats and propose improvements to monitoring, configurations and processes.

Skills

Incident response

Firewall management

Web filtering

Vulnerability management

Phishing simulation

Security reporting

Documentation & compliance

System hardening

Security monitoring

Education

Inform. security/IT discipline degree

Tools

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Defender for Office 365

Azure AD / Entra ID

SIEM/EDR platforms (e.g. Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk)

Vulnerability scanners (Nessus/Qualys)

PowerShell or Python scripting

Job description

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Reporting to the IT Security Lead, the Analyst will support in ensuring that Accord's systems are secure, compliant and resilient.

This role will include, but not be limited to:

• Incident Response: Monitor, investigate and respond to Security events across the organisation
• Firewall Management: Configure, audit and tune network and web application firewall rules
• Web/DNS filtering: Administer and optimise the organisations web security gateway to block malicious websites and content
• Vulnerability Management: Conduct regular vulnerability scans on networks, systems and devices. Tracking remediation activities from findings through to closure
• Phishing Simulation and User Awareness Training: Designing, coordinating and conducting phishing simulation campaigns as part the security awareness programme
• Security Reporting: Prepare and deliver regular security reports, summarising key metrics
• Documentation & Compliance: Maintain clear documentation of security incidents, investigation findings, configuration changes. Creation and updating of internal playbooks and knowledge base articles
• System Hardening: Apply and verify security baselines on servers and endpoints and proactively suggest improvements where applicable
• Continuous Improvement: Stay up to date with latest cybersecurity threats, trends, defensive techniques and vulnerabilities. Proactively suggest improvements to security monitoring, configurations and processes to enhance the organisations Security Posture

The Person

• Formal training or demonstrable experience in information security, computer science, or a closely related IT discipline.
• CompTIA Security+ certification (or equivalent practical knowledge and experience).
• Experience supporting security operations activities, including monitoring alerts, basic investigation, and assisting in incident response.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft security technologies, such as Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Office 365, and Azure AD / Entra ID.
• Understanding of firewall and web security principles, with practical exposure to managing or tuning network and web filtering rules.
• Familiarity with vulnerability management processes — running scans, reviewing findings, and tracking remediation.
• Awareness of phishing simulation and awareness training approaches and their role in improving organisational resilience.
• Working toward recognised professional certifications such as Microsoft SC-200, AZ-500, or CompTIA CySA+.
• Experience using SIEM or EDR platforms (e.g. Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, or equivalent) for monitoring and investigation.
• Exposure to vulnerability scanning tools such as Nessus, Qualys, or Defender Vulnerability Management.
• Basic scripting or automation capability (PowerShell or Python).
• Awareness of Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001, or similar frameworks.
• Experience gained in a technical support, IT operations, or SOC environment.

The Rewards

In return, we offer a competitive salary and rewards package (including holiday, bonus and pension scheme). Not to mention the opportunity to genuinely make a difference in a new and dynamic role within a progressive and expanding business, at an exciting time of growing international reach.

A Bit About Us

Accord Healthcare Europe is one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical companies in Europe. Accord has one of the largest market footprints of any European generic and biosimilars companies selling generic medicines in over 80 countries around the world. This global footprint enables us to deliver vital, affordable medicines to national health systems supporting healthcare professionals to transform patient lives worldwide. The approach of Accord is agile and inventive, always seeking to improve products and patients' access to them. Accord are driven to think differently and deliver more for the benefit of patients worldwide.

To continue our growth, we’re looking for the best and brightest technical minds and forward-thinking business professionals. Keeping our people at the heart of all we do, we offer rewarding opportunities for those looking for continued personal and professional growth, investing in training and development tailored to each individual’s focus. So, if you’re looking for an inclusive company to take your career to the next level, you’re certainly in the right place; come and join us to make it better.

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