Senior Cyber Security Analyst

Sword Group; Scotland; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Analyst in Scotland to ensure cyber assurance across a global information systems environment. Key responsibilities include identifying risks, supporting assurance activities, and engaging with third-party security specialists. The ideal candidate should have strong cyber security experience, relevant certifications, and excellent analytical skills. This role offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package emphasizing professional development.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Personalised Career Development

Flexible working

Generous annual leave

Qualifications

• Strong cyber security experience with relevant certifications and risk management knowledge.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on experience with security technologies like SIEM and EDR.

Responsibilities

• Provide cyber assurance across a global information systems environment.
• Identify and report cyber security risks to information assets.
• Support second-line assurance activities covering confidentiality and integrity.

Skills

Strong cyber security experience

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Hands-on experience with security technologies

Confidence assessing data security

Understanding of security frameworks

Strong communication skills

Self-motivated

Experience in globally distributed organizations

Cyber security KPI monitoring

Cloud security experience

Education

Relevant certifications (e.g., CySA+, Security+)

Tools

SIEM

EDR

NIDS

Job description

Senior Cyber Security Analyst

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving transformational change within our clients. We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications. We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals.

We have a newly created opportunity for a Senior Cyber Security Analyst to help protect our Enterprise customers information, systems and digital services, and to play a key role in managing cyber risk across their global environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide cyber assurance across a global information systems environment, helping ensure data, applications and infrastructure are well protected.
• Identify, evaluate and clearly report cyber security risks to information assets.
• Work with the Operational Security team to understand cyber threats and explain their business impact to senior stakeholders.
• Support second‑line assurance activities covering confidentiality, integrity, availability, privacy, safety and recovery of information.
• Work with internal teams and third‑party suppliers to identify and assess supplier‑related cyber risk.

Requirements

Essential skills and experience:

• Strong cyber security experience, backed up by relevant certifications (such as CySA+, Security+) and solid risk management knowledge.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to turn findings into practical actions.
• Hands‑on experience with a wide range of security technologies, including SIEM, EDR, NIDS and similar tools.
• Confidence assessing data security and governance requirements and recommending appropriate>
• A good understanding of recognised security frameworks such as NIST CSF and MITRE ATT&CK.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Self‑motivated and willing to go the extra mile when it counts.
• Experience working in globally distributed organisations across different time zones.
• Cyber security KPI monitoring and reporting experience.
• Experience engaging third‑party security specialists for additional assurance.
• Cloud security experience, with an understanding of modern threats and threat‑modelling techniques.

Benefits

At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success. We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life. In addition to a Competitive Salary, here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package:

• Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.
• Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work‑life balance.
• A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well‑being and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more.

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don't tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us.

If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.