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Competitive Salary Plus Extensive Benefits

We’re Air IT, an incredible MSP with the history and expertise to provide an amazing array of services and a bright future ahead of us.

We’ve grown a lot since our beginning back in 2005. We’re proud to have brought together nine leading companies as a family, with more on the horizon. Now, with an office presence across the UK, we are extremely honoured to have been recognised with a range of regional, national and industry awards for growth, innovation, dedication and success throughout our journey.

Excited for our future, we’ve got a great mission and vision and a clearly defined strategy to empower our teams and make sure we can bring out the best in our people to provide unrivalled IT and Cyber Security support, solutions and services to local SMEs, nationwide. And this is where you come in.

We’re now looking for a Cyber Security Analyst to join our team and help us deliver great results for our clients.

The Role

As a Cyber Security Analyst, you will support the delivery of Air IT’s security services to our clients.

You will protect customers’ IT infrastructure from cyber security threats using a variety of tools and systems.

Keeping up to date with the latest technology developments within the industry, you will work on projects to ensure client requirements and deadlines are met, and that systems have the correct security controls applied.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Triage and investigate alerts from security systems such as SIEM and EDR

Collaborate with both internal and external security teams to conduct cyber threat detection and incident handling

Provide timely and accurate communications to customers and other stakeholders on cyber threats and incidents

Keep accurate records of all work carried out on the internal case management system

Conduct investigations and security audits on a variety of software and cloud systems

Conduct vulnerability assessments on software and cloud systems

Analyse data from multiple sources to identify anomalies and security threats

Manage the creation, maintenance and delivery of cyber security awareness training and phishing campaigns

Support customers and colleagues with knowledge and skillset in the area of cyber security where needed

About You

To join us as a Cyber Security Analyst, you will need:

Prior industry experience/training or relevant degree

A keen interest in the field of cyber security; evidence or examples of this will be viewed favourably

Knowledge or hands-on experience working with common IT systems or cloud services such as Windows operating systems, Active Directory, Microsoft Azure and Entra ID

Familiarity with common IT topics such as networking and virtualisation

Working knowledge of common network devices such as firewalls and switches along with security sensitive configurations

Ability to work in a logical and methodical manner, especially when under pressure

Able to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences of various levels both verbally and in written form

GSCE Maths and English or equivalent

Commutable to an Air IT Office when required inline with our Hybrid working policy.

Prior industry experience working in a similar role

Industry related certifications in Cyber Security.

Knowledge and experience of Cyber Essentials Accreditation, or other information security standards.

Experience in offensive security such as CTF or bug bounty

Experience with vulnerability scanners

Experience in conducting security training or phishing simulations

We will invest significantly in your training, with the requirement that you will commit a portion of your own time to successfully achieve the qualification objectives set.

We will invest significantly in your training, with the requirement that you will commit a portion of your own time to successfully achieve the qualification objectives set.

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