Senior Security Analyst

This role has a starting salary of £55,486 per annum, for working 36 hours per week.

We are excited to be recruiting a Senior Security Analyst to join our fantastic team based at Woodhatch Place in Reigate. We offer a hybrid working model with a minimum of two office days per week.

Our Offer to You

26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service (prorated for part time staff)
Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
A generous local government salary related pension
Up to 5 days of carer's leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents. About

The Role

As a Senior Security Analyst, you will play a central role in strengthening Surrey County Council's cyber resilience. Your day-to-day work will include proactive security monitoring across our hybrid cloud and on premises environment, triaging and investigating alerts, and supporting coordinated incident response activities. You will operate our vulnerability management processes, translate threat intelligence into actionable defences, and contribute to the improvement of detection content and security controls.

You will also work closely with IT colleagues and suppliers to address risks, gather evidence for audits, and prepare clear reporting on security posture and emerging trends.

This role does not include direct line management responsibilities, but you will regularly provide specialist guidance, coaching, and support to colleagues across IT&D and partner teams.

Over the next 12 to 18 months, you will contribute to several high impact initiatives including:

Establishing a more mature, risk based vulnerability management lifecycle and reducing exposure windows across critical systems
Enhancing incident response readiness through improved playbooks, scenario testing, and lessons learned processes
Uplifting monitoring coverage and the effectiveness of SIEM/EDR/NDR tooling, including tuning and detection improvements
Strengthening supplier assurance processes, especially for cloud and SaaS services
Supporting the development of updated cyber security policies, standards and operating procedures

This is a pivotal role for a motivated cyber professional who wants to make a measurable difference. You will directly influence Surrey County Council's operational security posture and help reduce risk across services that support residents, communities, and frontline operations. Your insights and expertise will shape decision making, improve control maturity, and contribute to a safer, more resilient public service environment.

Your Application

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Our Commitment

We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum shortlisting criteria, as displayed on the advert, we guarantee you an interview.

Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we're committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs