Senior Information Security Analyst in Manchester

We are recruiting a Senior Information Security Analyst to support the Chief Information Security Officer in protecting and enhancing the organisation's security posture across Technology Services. This is a hands-on, operational role focused on monitoring, analysing and responding to security threats, while driving continuous improvement across our security operations capability. You'll play a key role in incident response, threat intelligence, vulnerability management and ensuring effective use of our security tools and processes to reduce risk across the technology estate.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor, triage and respond to security alerts and events, ensuring effective prioritisation based on risk and impact.
• Act as a first responder for security incidents, including participation in on-call support.
• Analyse security data and alerts to identify trends, risks and potential threats.
• Act as an escalation point for information security queries from colleagues and service delivery teams.
• Support and coordinate patch management activities, validating effectiveness through vulnerability scanning.
• Oversee and operate key security technologies, including SIEM, email and web gateways, and endpoint protection tools.
• Monitor external threat intelligence sources and assess relevance to the organisation.
• Produce and report on security metrics, KPIs and operational performance.

Technical expertise

• Good understanding of information security principles, risk management and the threat landscape.
• Experience of operating and monitoring security tooling, including SIEM, endpoint protection, and email/web security solutions.
• Ability to proactively conduct threat hunting activities and develop or enhance detection analytics to improve identification of malicious activity.
• Awareness of cloud security controls and standards.
• Experience of managing enterprise systems, including Microsoft Active Directory, Windows and Linux.
• Knowledge of network security technologies, including proxies, endpoint security tools and data loss prevention controls are highly advantageous.

Skills and experience

• Experience working within recognised information security frameworks (e.g. ISO27001, NIST).
• Proven experience in an information security role, preferably within financial services or e-commerce.
• Strong analytical capability, with the ability to interpret data and support decision-making.
• Ability to take ownership of tasks and deliver through to completion.
• Confident in providing challenge to improve security outcomes.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Well organised, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Demonstrates a commitment to continuous professional development (e.g. CISSP or equivalent).

About AJ Bell

At AJ Bell, we believe investing should feel good. Whether you're looking for an ISA, pension or dealing account, whether you want to invest with the help of a financial adviser or do it yourself, we have easy-to-use solutions to suit people from all walks of life. We're one of the UK's fastest-growing investment platform businesses, trusted by everyone from professional financial advisers to first-time investors. Today, over 723,000 customers trust us to manage more than £108.7 billion of assets. By continually striving to make investing simpler and more accessible, we're helping more people take control of their financial futures. We're proud to be recognised as one of the UK's Best 100 Companies to Work For for six consecutive years, and a Great Place to Work in 2025 and 2026, a reflection of our supportive and collaborative culture.

What we offer

• Competitive starting salary.
• 26 days holiday, increasing with service + buy/sell scheme + bank holidays.
• 7% Pension with matched contributions.
• Discretionary bonus scheme.
• Share schemes (including free shares and BAYE).
• Health Cash Plan and discounted private healthcare.
• Free gym.
• Enhanced family leave (subject to qualifying criteria).
• Travel and bike loan schemes.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

Life at AJ Bell

• Regular social events including summer and Christmas parties.
• Learning and development opportunities tailored to you.
• Casual dress code.
• Friendly, supportive team environment.

Our ways of working

At AJ Bell, our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. That's why we offer a hybrid working model, where you'll spend a minimum of 50% of working time per month in the office. For new team members, an initial period will be spent full-time in the office to help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships with your colleagues.

Inclusion & diversity

We're committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected, supported and able to be themselves at work. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and make hiring decisions based on skills, experience and potential.