Senior Cyber Defense & Incident Response Analyst

De Montfort University Leicester; Leicester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

De Montfort University Leicester invites applications for a Senior Cyber Security Analyst to protect DMU’s systems, data and cloud environments. You will lead detection, investigation and response to cyber threats, strengthen security controls and support secure delivery of digital services across the university.

You will work with technology and business teams, embedding security into projects and operations while guiding risk management, assurance and compliance activities.

Qualifications

• Hands-on cyber security experience including incident detection, investigation, response and recovery.
• Strong knowledge of security technologies, cloud platforms and security architecture.
• Experience in vulnerability management, threat intelligence and security improvement activities.
• Ability to assess and communicate cyber risk effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigation, containment and response to cyber security incidents.
• Identify, assess and mitigate threats and vulnerabilities.
• Manage and optimise security tools and controls, including EDR and vulnerability management platforms.
• Monitor the evolving threat landscape and recommend improvements.
• Provide cyber security guidance to projects, services and operational teams.
• Support risk management, assurance, audit and compliance activities.
• Develop and maintain incident response processes and procedures.
• Lead security awareness initiatives, including phishing simulations.
• Enhance monitoring, detection and response capabilities.
• Contribute to cyber security policies, standards and governance.
• Support infrastructure, cloud and application security initiatives.

Skills

Incident detection & response

Security architecture

Vulnerability management

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

EDR

Vulnerability management platforms

Job description

De Montfort University Leicester invites applications for a Senior Cyber Security Analyst to protect DMU’s systems, data and cloud environments. You will lead detection, investigation and response to cyber threats, strengthen security controls and support secure delivery of digital services across the university.

You will work with technology and business teams, embedding security into projects and operations while guiding risk management, assurance and compliance activities.