Senior Cyber Security Analyst

Senior Cyber Security Analyst
Permanent - Full time
£55,000 plus bonus
Bolton - 3 days per week onsite

About the Role
We are working with a leading global organization during a pivotal moment who seeking a Senior Cyber Security Analyst to help strengthen its security posture and safeguard critical systems. This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about incident response and proactive threat management within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate will have a positive go-getter attitude, and will have experience of incident response, using MS security tools and ideally an understanding of Tanium.

Key Responsibilities

Working with the Head of Information Security to mature the incident response capability
Using your understanding of the contemporary threat environment to assist with your vulnerability investigations and response
Lead remediation efforts for identified vulnerabilities in collaboration with technology teams.
Acting as an escalation point for any cyber security incidents and documenting processes
Respond to incidents alongside the Head of Cyber
Work with the existing MSSP across incident response and proactive monitoring and detection
Maintain and optimise Microsoft Sentinel SIEM, XDR/MDR/EDR solutions, and supporting tools.
Track deployment and health of all security products across the business.
Stay ahead of emerging threats and evolving technologies.

What We're Looking For

Experience working in a cyber role in an enterprise environment

Experience with the Microsoft Defender suite and Tanium would be ideal
Solid understanding of cybersecurity principles and incident response processes.
Experience exposure to red-teaming would be great but not crucial

Experience of use case development
An understanding of security best practice frameworks (NIST, ISO
27001 etc)
Good understanding of threat assessment
A technical IT background
Strong problem-solving skills and go-getter attitude
Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently in a fast-paced setting.

What's on Offer

£45,000 - £55,000 plus bonus
25 days annual leave, plus moveable bank holidays and up to 5 days buy and sell
Pension and company specific benefits
Flexible and hybrid working options

Career development opportunities and access to accredited qualifications.

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