Cybersecurity Risk Analyst

OVERVIEW

This is a hands‑on security position working within the Information Security group and with the internal IT department at large. This position's core focus is to ensure consistent, measurable end‑to‑end delivery of security services. The successful candidate will work to develop and deploy capabilities, ensuring enterprise systems and data are protected with the security controls and tools required to meet policy and compliance requirements. We are looking for candidates who have a passion for cybersecurity, threat detection, risk mitigation, and response. You will be a key part of our efforts to build and support a defensible environment where we are able to detect, contain and respond quickly to threats and compromises in ways that serve to enable the business needs of a highly collaborative organisation. The environment is fast‑paced and commonly on the leading edge of technology, including early adoption of various cloud services along with the challenges of integrating those services into our security practice.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support a Technology Vendor Management program, ensuring technology risk reviews across multiple disciplines, and monitoring for renewals and savings opportunities.
• Participate in risk reviews of the IT control framework (NIST CSF, CIS, ITIL, ISO 270001, etc.).
• Conduct thorough vendor, product and application security assessments partnering with systems owners to integrate security early during the project lifecycle.
• Partner with business groups to review workflows, producing output to enhance security processes in support of those workflows.
• Coordinate, across service owners, the implementation of core security integrations (SSO, Event Logs, Secrets, Alerting, Threat Model and Backup/Recovery) with applications developed in‑house and externally/SaaS hosted environments.
• Ensure the security considerations identified are implemented and solutions are configured securely.
• Coordinate with IRM leadership to develop and deliver key security metrics to ensure technical security controls meet desired objectives; ensuring the measurable effectiveness of CAA's technical controls.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

• At least 3+ years' experience in Information Technology.
• At least 2 years' experience in cybersecurity risk management.
• A bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field of work.
• Strong analytical skills in conducting due diligence to identify, assess and prioritise vendor risks.
• Familiarity with information security frameworks (NIST, ISO27001), data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA), and information security certifications/attestations (SOC, ISO, PCI‑DSS, FedRAMP).
• Experience in coordinating technical integrations for security tooling and processes.
• Ability to review complex systems architectures to identify key security integration opportunities.
• Produce a comprehensive, written, security assessment of vendors security posture.
• Experience using security analytics tooling to produce operational metrics and dashboards.
• A strong understanding of the fundamental operations of servers, operating systems, cloud applications, and infrastructure.
• Core skills in Cybersecurity fundamentals and Third‑Party Risk Management.
• Familiarity with using Third Party Risk Management tools/processes such as One Trust, SIG or similar GRC platforms.
• Hands‑on experience in Azure, AWS Cloud environments and familiarity with core Cloud services and Cloud architecture.
• Familiarity with core security concepts of Single Sign‑on (e.g. PingFed, SAML), Identity and Access Administration (Active Directory, Azure AD, AWS IAM), Event Management (Splunk).
• Expert skills in using Microsoft Office suite, JIRA.

EEO STATEMENT

Creative Artists Agency ("CAA") is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and creating a workplace culture in which diversity and inclusion is valued and everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As part of our zero‑tolerance approach to discrimination in any form, you and any job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally recognised protected basis under UK law.