Remote Cyber Security Analyst – Incident Response

Proactive Appointments; City Of London; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Proactive Appointments is seeking a hands-on Cyber Security Analyst to work remotely within Inside IR35 guidelines. You will own incident response, manage phishing containment and oversee SOC/MDR coordination.

The role requires practical security engineering experience, knowledge of endpoint and cloud security, and the ability to lead while collaborating with technical and non-technical teams.

Qualifications

• Hands-on cyber security experience required.
• Experience with SOC/MDR providers preferred.
• Knowledge of endpoint, cloud, identity and incident response security.
• Strong grasp of modern attack techniques and defensive controls.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Able to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
• Proven ownership and decisive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Phishing attack management and response.
• SOC/MDR management and oversight.
• Incident management and response.
• Security platform and tooling management/configuration.
• Remediation and threat mitigation.
• Advising and directing Platform Operations on security actions.
• Documentation, governance and continuous improvement.

Skills

Cyber security engineering

SOC/MDR experience

Incident response

Threat detection

Analytical communication

Team collaboration

Leadership & ownership

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Hornet security

Cloudflare

Trust Layer

Arctic Wolf

Job description

Proactive Appointments is seeking a hands-on Cyber Security Analyst to work remotely within Inside IR35 guidelines. You will own incident response, manage phishing containment and oversee SOC/MDR coordination.

The role requires practical security engineering experience, knowledge of endpoint and cloud security, and the ability to lead while collaborating with technical and non-technical teams.