Senior Cyber Security Analyst - Threat & Cloud Defense

De Montfort University; Leicester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

De Montfort University (DMU) is seeking a proactive Senior Cyber Security Analyst to protect the university's systems, data and cloud environments. You will lead detection, investigation and response to cyber threats and strengthen security controls across the estate.

Working with technical and business teams, you will ensure security is embedded in projects, operations and service delivery, providing guidance, risk assessment and continuous improvement in security practices.

Qualifications

• Hands-on cyber security experience across security operations.
• Experience in incident detection, investigation and recovery.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms and security architecture.
• Experience with vulnerability management and threat intel.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigation, containment and response to cyber incidents.
• Implement and monitor security controls across on-prem and cloud.
• Manage vulnerability management and threat intelligence activities.
• Provide security guidance to projects and operations.
• Develop incident response processes and governance.

Skills

Incident response

Threat detection

Cloud security

Vulnerability management

Security architecture

Risk assessment

Stakeholder engagement

Phishing simulations

Tools

EDR tools

SIEM

Vulnerability management platforms

Job description

De Montfort University (DMU) is seeking a proactive Senior Cyber Security Analyst to protect the university's systems, data and cloud environments. You will lead detection, investigation and response to cyber threats and strengthen security controls across the estate.

Working with technical and business teams, you will ensure security is embedded in projects, operations and service delivery, providing guidance, risk assessment and continuous improvement in security practices.