IT Security & Compliance Analyst

Who we are and what we do

About Hachette UK

Hachette UK is a creative powerhouse and the UK's second largest book publishing group. Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity.

We're made up of 10 autonomous publishing divisions and over 60 imprints with a rich and diverse history and an incredible range of authors. We're also the market leader in e-books and publish a range of bestsellers in audio format, the fastest growing part of our business.

Our award-winning adult publishing divisions are Little, Brown, which won Publisher of the Year at the 2026 British Book Awards;
Orion (2021 Publisher of the Year Award Winner);
John Murray Press;
Hodder & Stoughton;
Headline;
Octopus, and Bookouture. They publish fiction and non-fiction in digital, audio and print format, from the world's best and most diverse authors, including Brit Bennett, Candice Carty-Williams, Martina Cole, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Stephen King, Stieg Larsson, Nelson Mandela, Stephenie Meyer, Maggie O'Farrell, Delia Owens, Ian Rankin, J.K. Rowling, Colson Whitehead, and Malala Yousafzai. Hachette Children's Group publishes a wide and vibrant range of books for children across all age ranges, while Hachette Learning is a market leader in resources for both primary and secondary schools.

Hachette UK is part of Hachette Livre, the world's third largest trade and educational publisher. As well as our headquarters in Carmelite House, London, and our state-of-the-art book distribution centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire, we have recently opened five new offices in Manchester, Bristol, Sheffield, Newcastle, and Edinburgh. The UK region also includes offices in Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, the Caribbean, and Ireland.

It's an exciting time to join our business because the publishing market continues to grow and thrive. The UK remains the largest exporter of physical books in the world and book adaptations for film and TV are the foundation of the UK's creative industries.

As an IT Security Analyst within the Group Security team, you will support the protection of Hachette's English speaking businesses across the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand and India.

The role has a strong security operations focus and will work across regional and Group security priorities. You will monitor security platforms, investigate alerts and incidents, identify risk, support remediation, and contribute to the continued development of Hachette's global security capabilities.

• Good understanding of cybersecurity operations, incident response and IT infrastructure.
• Practical knowledge of endpoint detection and response technologies and security monitoring platforms.
• Experience with technologies such as Crowd Strike, Netskope, SIEM platforms, vulnerability management tools or comparable enterprise security technologies.
• Understanding of network, endpoint, identity, cloud and data security principles.
• Ability to investigate security events using information from multiple security platforms and data sources.
• Understanding of vulnerability management and security remediation processes.
• Familiarity with security frameworks and standards such as NIST and ISO 27001.
• Good understanding of Active Directory, Entra  similar enterprise identity environments.
• Ability to translate technical security issues into clear risks and actions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse teams across different countries, cultures and time zones.
• Ability to establish relationships across security, infrastructure, applications, operations and business teams.

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