Lead Cyber Security Analyst (6 month FTC)

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

When you join Simply Business, you’ll protect us from threat actors who attempt to evade our cyber defenses. This is a hands-on technical position where you’ll play an important role in increasing the maturity of our Security Operations Centre (SOC).

Additionally, you’ll need a strong drive and willingness to learn and grow. You’ll be in a rapidly evolving environment, which will bring new challenges and opportunities for growth regularly. You’ll be empowered to develop and explore your unique passion for cyber security operations.

In return, we offer an agile working environment with the latest technologies such as SASE, AI, and automation. One of our main values is empowerment, allowing people to drive significant change and make a difference. Simply Business is a cloud-native company leading in the InsureTech market.

You will report to Laura, the Security Operations Manager, and work alongside an award-winning team of 5 analysts and 3 engineers with diverse technical skills and backgrounds in cyber security.

As our Lead Cyber Security Analyst, you’ll:

• Develop and maintain the security incident response process, including all supporting materials.
• Serve as the technical escalation point for complex security incidents within the SOC team.
• Oversee incident response activities and ensure timely communication with stakeholders.
• Facilitate tabletop exercises and training for analysts, including malware reverse engineering, threat intelligence, and log analysis.
• Lead and mentor SOC analysts, fostering a high-performing team.
• Improve SOC services, including security monitoring, incident detection, analysis, and response.
• Establish and document processes and workflows.
• Oversee the development of security tools and technologies like NDR, EDR, Vulnerability Management, SIEM, and SOAR.
• Collaborate with business owners to identify and reduce cyber threats and vulnerabilities.

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in information security, especially security operations and incident response.
• Senior experience within technical or security operations teams.
• Strong understanding of cyber security concepts, technologies, and best practices.
• Effective in managing and communicating with diverse stakeholders, including executives.
• Experienced with security tools such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR, and vulnerability management.
• Familiar with working in cloud environments.
• Exposure to threat modeling.

(You don’t need to match all the bullet points to be considered for this role.)

Ready to join us and help elevate our security practices? Apply today.

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