Senior Cyber Security Analyst (6 months contract)

Robert Walters UK; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global investment bank as a Senior Cyber Security Analyst on a 6-month contract. In this role, you will be responsible for incident response, threat hunting, and security automation, playing a critical part in safeguarding the organization. You should have a solid background in security operations and possess the legal right to work in the UK. This position promotes a hybrid work model requiring 3 days on-site in London.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in security operations.
• Hands-on with security automation and scripting in Python.
• Experience working in large enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for end-to-end incident response operations.
• Perform threat hunting and proactive detection.
• Conduct in-depth technical security investigations.

Skills

Security operations

Networking

Windows

Linux

Incident response processes

Threat intelligence

Security monitoring

Scripting

MITRE ATT&CK

NIST

OWASP

Job description

Senior Cyber Security Analyst (6 months contract)

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Join a leading global investment bank as a Senior Cyber Security Analyst, where you'll play a critical role in safeguarding a world-class financial institution.

What You’ll Do:

• Responsible for end-to-end incident response operations, including triage, containment, root cause analysis, and post-incident reporting.
• Perform threat hunting and proactive detection using frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK and threat intelligence.
• Maintain and enhance SOC playbooks, runbooks, and standard operating procedures to stay aligned with evolving threats and compliance requirements.
• Hands on with scripting/ python to automate and improve the efficiency of the security function.
• Conduct in-depth technical security investigations and define appropriate mitigation strategies.

What You’ll Bring:

• Proven experience in security operations, with strong knowledge of networking, Windows and Linux
• Hands-on with security automation; scripting in Python is a strong advantage.
• Solid understanding of incident response processes, threat intelligence, and security monitoring.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, and OWASP.
• Exposure to secure coding practices and DevSecOps environments is a strong plus (not mandatory)
• Experience working in large enterprise environments and supporting complex infrastructure.
• Must have the legal right to work in the UK – this is mandatory.
• This role is based in London with a hybrid model — 3 days per week on-site.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

About the job

Contract Type: Temporary Interim Management