Senior Network and Security Analyst

Virgin Media Ireland Ltd; Ireland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Birthday day off

Contributory pension

Healthcare

Discounts on mobile broadband

Job summary

Virgin Media Ireland is recruiting a Senior Cyber Security Analyst to guide security governance, risk, and technical security compliance across IT and physical environments. The role involves decision-making, risk modeling, and hands-on work with internal IT groups and Liberty Global’s security teams.

You will assess policies, standards, and guidelines based on best practices, enforce information security procedures, and contribute to audits, risk programs (GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC, NIST).

Qualifications

• Security certifications such as CISA, CISSP, CompTIA Security+ or equivalent.
• Cloud platform certifications (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud) in progress or achieved.
• Cisco CCNA/CBROPS/CBRCOR or similar network security certifications.

Responsibilities

• Administer and monitor security solutions and report KPIs to the business.
• Ensure data protection policies align with security policies across units.

Skills

Security certifications

Azure/AWS/Cloud

Cisco/Network security

Threat & vulnerability management

IT governance & risk

Security architecture

Identity management (SAML, ADFS)

SIEM, firewall, EDR/XDR

Incident response

Job description

About Virgin Media Ireland

Virgin Media Ireland is home to the country’s fastest broadband and is the leading provider of connected entertainment and broadcasting. We power millions of connections nationwide every single day, delivering award winning ultrafast broadband, TV, mobile and home phone services that keep Ireland working, streaming and communicating at superfast speed. Our Virgin Media Business division provides the fastest broadband speeds and advanced connectivity solutions for entrepreneurs, SMEs, large organisations and the public sector. Virgin Media Television is Ireland’s number one commercial public service broadcaster, delivering four free‑to‑air channels - Virgin Media One, Virgin Media Two, Virgin Media Three and Virgin Media Four, along with Virgin Media Play, our state‑of‑the‑art free streaming service. We deliver fresh, diverse and original Irish content - from news and current affairs to entertainment, factual and drama - alongside the best of international programming. Virgin Media Ireland is part of Liberty Global Ltd. (Nasdaq: LBTYA, LBTYB, LBTYK), a leading international converged connectivity and investment company. Liberty Global manages three complementary platforms: Liberty Telecom, which provides around 80million fixed and mobile connections across Europe and generates $21.6billion in aggregate revenue; Liberty Growth, which invests in scalable technology, media, sports and infrastructure businesses valued at $3.4billion; and Liberty Services, which delivers technology, operational and financial services generating approximately $700million annually*. Together, these platforms create long‑term, sustainable value for shareholders. For more information, visit www.virginmedia.ie. *As independently valued as of December 31, 2025. **Represents full year 2025 revenue of Liberty Services, substantially all of which is derived from our consolidated businesses and nonconsolidated joint ventures

About the Role

Virgin Media Business operates in all business markets from small to medium enterprise, medium to large enterprise. Offering Irelands fastest broadband and a range of data, fixed voice, mobile, cloud and security solutions to keep our customers connected. This is great opportunity to join a fast-paced fun diverse team that love to build connections that really matter and have fun while doing it. As an Senior Cyber Security Analyst in the Virgin Media Ireland Cyber Security Team to take responsibility for providing guidance and ensures Security, Governance, Risk and Technical Security Compliance across our IT and physical environments. This role requires a decision maker, someone who can build security risk models. It will also be operational and hands on, liaising with internal IT groups within Virgin Media Ireland and Liberty Global, as well leveraging external security expertise. You will be required to assess and assist in the enforcement of Information Security policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines based on knowledge of best practices and compliance requirements

Specific Duties & Tasks

• Administer and monitor security solutions used within Virgin Media Ireland and provide key KPI’s to the business
• Liaise with the various Virgin Media Ireland business units to ensure data protection policies are followed and all implemented business processes align with the company's security policies
• Taking key decisions in compliance standards, control/governance and mitigation ensuring business units are ready for certification audits
• Manage security incidents, escalating where necessary to the Global Security group and ensuring Virgin Media senior leadership are fully informed
• Auditing of Virgin Media’s security capabilities, governance within functions and our compliance and industry recommendations
• Engaging with industry partners and providers with regards to leveraging current and emerging practices and tooling within the Security sector
• Provide security input into the design of the companies on-prem and cloud network architecture
• Maintain, enhance, and contribute to the documentation around security tools, processes & procedures
• Own delivery of the company's wider information security strategy and data governance
• Own IT Security’s input into risk and compliance programme initiatives such as GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC, NIST, etc

Skills & Expertise

• Have acquired or be in the process of acquiring a security certification E.G. CISA, CISSP, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA CySA+ or other security related technology certifications
• Have acquired or be in the process of acquiring a security certification E.G. Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS or Google cloud certification
• Have acquired or be in the process of acquiring a technical certification E.G. Cisco CCNA, Cisco CBROPS, Cisco CBRCOR, Cisco CBRFIR, Cisco SCOR, Cisco SVPN, Cisco SAUTO, FortiGate Essentials, FortiGate Security, FortiGate Infrastructure, FortiGate Enterprise Firewall technology certifications
• Ability to implement Computer Hacking tools (ex. Pen-testing / Vulnerability Management, Reconnaissance)
• Prior experience with vulnerability & patch management programs and tools, change control and general IT governance processes
• Possess Knowledge of Network protocols (ex. routing, switching, client/server communications, TCP/IP, OSI, Server Hardening)
• Must have broad understanding of IT infrastructure at a network, server, and endpoint level
• Must be experienced with cybersecurity controls including Firewalls, DDoS, IPS/IDS, URL Filtering, SIEM Solutions, Web Application Firewalls, multi-factor authentication, PKI’s Environment, anti-malware protections, anomaly detection, etc
• Experience with mobility solutions including EDR, XDR, MDM, MAM, auto-enrolment, and BYOD
• Must be experienced in solutions including identity management, Federation, ADFS, AD Connect, SAML, etc
• Possess a good understanding of risk management, security architecture, common design flaws/weaknesses, and vulnerability analysis
• Experience in administering security aspects of Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS and Google Cloud tenancies, IaaS, PaaS and SaaS
• Extensive understanding of Information security management best practices, including knowledge of policies and standards (ISO27001, NIST, 27005, 22301, SOX, SOC, CIS Framework PCI-DSS or equivalent)

The Person

• Must have the ability to coordinate and manage several Security related projects as well as ability to coordinate manage reporting of Information and IT security, metrics, risk, and exposure
• Must be capable of providing easy to understand documentation and training materials supporting the security infrastructure and associated security capabilities
• Must be a team player and be able to interact effectively with other colleagues and stakeholders to accomplish common tasks
• Must have the ability to complete all job functions with minimal supervision
• Must be able to adhere to the regular work schedule and be willing to support incident response needs as required, which may occur outside of regular business hours
• Able to provide leadership in complex situations spanning business units and operating companies
• Experience in working with a wide range of stakeholders in the context of improving Security processes and practices
• Experience in presenting findings, making recommendations, and articulating at a senior management level
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Virgin Media is an equal opportunities employer. Having a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. Join and you’ll be part of the Virgin Media family. You can trust us to do the right thing by you. We’re a great place to work and we offer impressive benefits too. Get ready for a generous holiday allowance, birthday day off, contributory pension, healthcare and discounts on our fantastic mobile broadband and cable. Virgin Media is one of the country’s leading connected entertainment providers and operates a cable and broadcast business in Ireland. Our cable business delivers multi award-winning services: broadband, TV, mobile and home phone connect thousands of people across the country. We are extending our cable footprint so that more communities can enjoy the benefits of the fastest, widely available broadband speeds from Virgin Media. Our broadcast division, Virgin Media Television is Ireland’s number one commercial broadcaster operating three free-to-air channels (Virgin Media One, Virgin Media Two, Virgin Media Three, plus the Virgin Media Player) and is a significant investor in home produced content across news, current affairs and drama. We offer extensive sports coverage on our Virgin Media Sport and our 6 Extra Sport channels to ensure fans see all games across UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League fixtures and more. Through Virgin Media Business, we support entrepreneurs, businesses and the public sector, delivering the fastest speeds and tailor‑made services. Virgin Media is part of Liberty Global, the world’s largest international TV and broadband company. Liberty Global connects 21 million customers through operations in 10 countries across Europe subscribing to 45 million TV, broadband internet and telephony services. It also serves 6 million mobile subscribers and offers WiFi service through 12 million access points across its footprint.