Cyber Security Analyst
Listed on 2026-10-08
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Information Security & Data Protection, Security Management & Operations, Network Security
Cyber Security Analyst 2-month contract Remote/London Inside of IR35
My Client is looking for a Cyber Security Analyst to support day-to-day BAU security operations, with a primary focus on Rapid7, SIEM monitoring, vulnerability management and security investigations
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They have quite a few backlog of alerts, so they are looking for someone with strong SIEM, vulnerability and investigation skills.
Key Skills & Experience from the Cyber Security Analyst:
- Strong hands-on experience with Rapid7 and SIEM platforms
. (Monitoring alerts and investigation) - Proven experience in alert triage, security investigations and vulnerability management
. - Strong Mimecast administration experience (Email review, releasing, whitelisting, sandboxing)
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Purview, eDiscovery, DSAR and DLP
. - Experience with Crowd Strike (managing alerts)
- Experience with Netskope or similar (Site reviews and unblocking)
- Good understanding of SOC / Security Operations and BAU security processes.
Key Responsibilities of the Cyber Security Analyst:
- Monitor, triage and investigate Rapid7 and SIEM alerts
, including managing and reducing an existing alert backlog. - Perform security investigations
, analysing events and identifying potential threats or suspicious activity. - Support vulnerability management using Rapid7, including reviewing, prioritising and investigating vulnerabilities.
- Monitor and investigate security events through SIEM tooling
, escalating incidents where appropriate. - Manage Mimecast security operations, including email reviews, releasing quarantined messages, whitelisting and sandboxing.
- Support Microsoft Purview activities including eDiscovery, DSARs and DLP
. - Manage Netskope requests, including site reviews and URL unblocking.
- Monitor and triage Crowd Strike alerts.
- Provide administrative support for Security DDQs and wider information security requests.
- Maintain appropriate investigation records and security documentation.
The Cyber Security Analyst is required to be onsite 1 day a week in Central London.
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