Senior Cyber Security Analyst - Reading

Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd partners with an organisation hiring a Cyber Security Specialist to own and shape cybersecurity capabilities. Hybrid role with two onsite days per week, salary up to £60,000 plus excellent benefits, and exposure to a major cyber maturity programme.

You will manage alerts, support incident response, oversee vulnerabilities, and drive security improvements across the business.

Qualifications

• Hands-on cybersecurity operations experience required.
• Experience with alert monitoring and incident response.
• Proficient in vulnerability management and threat hunting.
• Strong cloud and end-user security understanding, esp. Azure.
• Experience with Defender and Microsoft security tooling is beneficial.
• Experience in SOC/SIEM and working with external security providers.

Responsibilities

• Manage security alerts and incident response activities.
• Oversee vulnerabilities and work with internal teams.
• Drive cyber improvement programmes and translate findings into actions.
• Improve security controls and maturity across the organisation.
• Support SOC development and security awareness initiatives.

Skills

Cyber security operations

Alert monitoring

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Threat hunting

Cloud security

Azure / Microsoft security

Intune / MDM

Stakeholder engagement

Security awareness training

SOC / SIEM

NIST / Cyber Essentials Plus / ISO 270

Certifications (CISSP / CompTIA)

Tools

Microsoft Defender tooling

Defender for Endpoint

Intune management

SIEM tooling

Job description

Working pattern: Hybrid, 2 days onsite per week

Salary: up to £60,000 + excellent benefits

We are currently partnering with an organisation that is hiring a Cyber Security Specialist to play a key role in strengthening and shaping its cybersecurity capability.

This is a hands-on, high-visibility opportunity for someone who wants to take real ownership of cybersecurity operations in an organisation where cyber is a genuine priority. You will join at an exciting time, with the chance to support a major cyber maturity programme, influence how security is embedded across the business, and help build a stronger long-term security function.

Why this role?

• Opportunity to take ownership of a broad and visible cybersecurity role
• Join at a key point in the organisation’s cyber and digital transformation journey
• Play a central part in improving cyber maturity and operational resilience
• Involvement in meaningful projects including SOC implementation and security tooling development
• Chance to become the go-to cyber specialist within the function
• Good work-life balance compared with many cyber operations roles
• Hybrid working and excellent benefits package

The Role

• Blend of hands-on cyber operations and long-term security improvement work
• Day-to-day: manage alerts, support incident response, oversee vulnerabilities, and work with internal teams and partners
• Drive a cyber improvement programme, turning NIST review findings into practical actions
• Improve processes, controls, and overall cyber maturity
• Contribute to key initiatives: SOC development, security awareness, policy creation, ISO 27001 & Cyber Essentials Plus alignment

Core requirements

• Strong hands-on experience in cybersecurity operations
• Background in alert monitoring and incident response
• Experience with vulnerability management and exposure to threat hunting
• Strong understanding of cloud and end-user security
• Experience in Azure-focused or Microsoft-centric environments
• Exposure to tools such as Defender, and related Microsoft security tooling would be beneficial
• Experience supporting endpoint / device security, including Intune / MDM
• Ability to engage confidently with stakeholders across the business
• Comfortable supporting cyber awareness, training, and user education
• Experience contributing to or supporting frameworks / accreditations such as NIST, Cyber Essentials Plus, and ideally ISO 27001
• Experience working alongside external security providers or managed services
• Experience helping implement or support a SOC / SIEM capability
• Experience in an environment where security is operationally important and highly visible
• Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or similar