Lead Cyber Operations Analyst - UEBA

Barclays UK; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Lead Cyber Operations Analyst-UEBA to enhance their Cyber Security Operations Centre based in Knutsford. This role includes monitoring operational controls, managing security measures, and identifying emerging cyber threats. Candidates should have deep proficiency in UEBA platforms, technical knowledge of SIEM, and the ability to lead high-performing teams. Demonstrated skill in machine learning and security architecture is highly valued, making this position critical for protecting the bank from cyber attacks.

Qualifications

• Experience with User and Entity Behaviour Analytics (UEBA) platforms is essential.
• Knowledge of machine learning and data science techniques preferred.
• Ability to manage and motivate high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Monitor performance of operational controls and manage security measures.
• Identify new cyber security threats and collaborate for insights.
• Manage cyber security incidents and provide prompt responses.

Skills

Deep proficiency in User and Entity Behaviour Analytics (UEBA) platforms

Technical knowledge of SIEM, SOAR and XDR

Understanding of machine learning algorithms

Knowledge of enterprise security architecture

Proficiency in scripting languages

Job description

Join us as a Lead Cyber Operations Analyst-UEBA, where you'll play a vital role as part of our Cyber Security Operations Centre. You will monitor the performance of operational controls, implement and manage security controls and consider lessons learnt, in-order to protect the bank from potential rogh cyber‑attacks and respond to threats.

To be successful as Lead Cyber Operations Analyst-UEBA, you should have experience with or the skillset to:

• Deep proficiency in User and Entity Behaviour Analytics (UEBA) platforms, including advanced configuration, tuning and optimisation of behavioural models, anomaly detection algorithms and machine learning techniques for identifying insider threats.
• Comprehensive technical knowledge of SIEM, SOAR and XDR and their integration with UEBA solutions for Cyber Security Operations.
• Build, occidentally motivate high‑performing teams while managing conflict resolution and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, balancing daily operational with long‑term strategic initiatives.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Understanding of machine learning algorithms, statistical modelling and data science techniques used in behavioural analytics, including supervised and unsupervised learning methods for anomaly detection and risk scoring.
• Knowledge of enterprise security architecture, cloud security platforms, identity and access management and how UEBA integrates with hybrid and multi‑cloud environments.
• Proficiency in scripting languages and automation frameworks to develop custom detection rules, orchestrate response workflows and enhance UEBA capabilities through API integration and custom analytics.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk awareness and governance, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, and digital and technology, as well as job‑specific technical skills.

This role will be based at Radbroke Hall in Knutsford.

Purpose of the role

To monitor the performance of operational controls, implement and manage security controls and consider lessons learnt in order to protect the bank from potential cyber‑attacks and respond to threats.

Accountabilities

• Management of security monitoring systems, including intrusion prevention and detection systems, to alert, detect and block potential cyber security incidents, and provide a prompt response to restore normal operations with minimised system damage.
• Identification of emerging cyber security threats, attack techniques and technologies to detect/prevent incidents, and collaborate with networks and conferences to gain industry knowledge and expertise.
• Management and analysis of security information and event dentes thatystems to collect, correlate and analyse security logs, events and alerts/potential threats.
• Triage of data loss prevention alerts to identify and prevent sensitive data from being exfiltrated from the bank's network.
• Management of cyber security incidents including remediation & driving to closure.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning Ownerth of the department's future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with fringed tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules.figure meet corporate requirements.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrates a clear set of leadership behaviours to c.t. an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within quels discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi‑year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide sijhawm and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leaders and senior management on functional and cross‑functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships andpev partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.