Infrastructure and Security Analyst

Job Details

Job : ISA/0209/0126

Job type: Permanent

Location: Choice Housing Ireland Limited

Salary: £38,050-£44,392

Closing date: Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 23:30

Choice is seeking to appoint an ICT Infrastructure and Security Analyst, a detail‑oriented and proactive Infrastructure Analyst with a strong emphasis on Cybersecurity. The role combines traditional infrastructure responsibilities—supporting, maintaining and optimising IT systems with critical cybersecurity duties such as threat monitoring, implementing security best practices, and assisting in compliance and incident response.

• At least 5 years working in ICT, at least 2 of which as part of an Infrastructure / 3rd Line role.
• Experience of hosted cloud configuration, administration and licensing preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Previous experience in the configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of Windows Server 2016 and above, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Group Policy.
• Previous experience configuring and maintaining cyber security systems such as Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Defender for Endpoint, MS Sentinel.
• Previous experience installing and maintaining networks to include firewalls, switches (layer 2 and
  3), routers.
• Degree of flexibility as some out of hours working will be required.
• UK driving licence and access to private transport.

• 22 days annual leave plus an additional 5 days after 5 years service, and 12 public holidays.
• Flexible/Hybrid working opportunities anticipated 2 working days in the office.
• Excellent work-life balance: flexible working e.g. accruing an extra 2 days annual leave per month through flexitime, starting hours between 8am and 10am and finishing between 4pm and 6pm.
• 6% employer pension contribution.
• Essential car user allowance.
• Learning and Development opportunities.
• Paid maternity and paternity leave.
• Bereavement leave.
• Death in service benefit x3 annual salary.
• Health cash plan including annual routine dental treatments, dental accident & injury, yearly optical, specialist consultations, diagnostic tests and scans, complementary therapies e.g. physiotherapy, acupuncture, osteopathy, chiropractic treatments, alternative therapies e.g. reflexology, head massage, allergy testing, and yearly health screening.

Completed application forms should be returned by 11:30pm, Tuesday 20th January 2026.

Shortlisting will occur week commencing 26th January 2026. Interviews will occur week commencing 2nd February 2026.

If you have a disability which prevents you from completing the online application form, please contact us to discuss further assistance you require.

The successful candidate will be required to provide proof of essential qualifications and also documentary evidence of eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.

We are committed to adhering to the Access NI Code of Practice/Service Level of Agreement in relation to requesting disclosure checks where appropriate and processing information in accordance with the code. Choice has a policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders and it is available upon request.