Cyber Security Analyst L1 in Newport

Job Description

An exciting opportunity for a Cyber Security 1st line Analyst has arisen within Airbus Protect in Newport, South Wales.

Contract Type: Permanent • Experience Level: Entry Level • Job Family: Cyber Security

Responsibilities

• Security Monitoring: Continuously monitor alerts and events through Splunk, Cortex EDR, and other SOC platforms to identify potential security incidents.
• Incident Triage: Perform initial analysis, investigation, and prioritization of security events to determine the severity and potential impact.
• Threat Detection: Identify false positives, elevate confirmed incidents to L2 analysts, and assist with remediation efforts as necessary.
• Tool Management: Gain familiarity with and optimize tools (Splunk, Cortex EDR .e.g.) dashboards to enhance incident detection and reporting.
• Incident Handling: Support the incident response process, including documenting cases, contributing to post‑incident reviews, and ensuring all incidents are tracked and resolved.
• Threat Hunting (Future Growth): Assist and eventually participate in proactive threat hunting activities to identify and mitigate potential threats.
• Use Case Development: Collaborate with the SOC team to develop and improve detection use cases based on emerging threats and organisational needs.
• Reporting: Assist in producing weekly, monthly or quarterly reports for customers, and technical demonstrations within the SOC. Carry out IOC searches and react using the predefined playbooks.

Are you THE one? We need someone who has/is:

• Complete work within the time-frames provided
• Experience working in high pressure environments
• Cyber technical background would be useful but not essential
• Networking knowledge would be advantageous, but not essential
• Cyber Security knowledge would be advantageous
• People around you define you as an open-minded and dynamic person.
• Adaptability
• Well‑organised Team spirit, autonomy and good communication skills
• Proactivity Innovation

Eligibility & Clearances

Because of the nature of work undertaken, this position is required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British Citizens. If you meet this criteria, you will also require eligibility for clearance by recognised authorities.

What’s in it for you…

• A close and caring management
• A pipeline of innovative projects
• A community of recognised experts
• Great career paths and training opportunities
• Great benefits:
• 25 days holiday
• Option to purchase holidays
• Generous pension scheme
• Eligibility to a Company profit sharing scheme
• Share options
• Access to a benefits platform offering car leasing, family health plans, dental plan, shopping discounts and much more

Airbus Protect brings together experts in risk analysis and management in the fields of safety, cybersecurity and sustainability. We deliver expertise to our own group, Airbus, for whom we act as a privileged partner, but also to external clients. With over 1,700 experienced professionals based in France, UK and Germany, we service large-scale contracts with companies such as critical infrastructures (CNI), other industries and public institutions. Our positioning and strategy enable us to meet the highest standards of the market and to meet the challenges of tomorrow as a team.

Airbus Protect is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process.

Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com.

We support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking. Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world.

The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically‑advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel‑efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

Passionate about Cyber Security, SIEM, EDR, Cloud, TTPs and have a Cyber related degree #JobAPUK This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.