Lead Cyber Security Analyst

CK Group are working in partnership with Nxera Pharma to recruit for a Lead Cyber Security Analyst to join their team.

Location: Granta Park, Cambridge.

Nxera Pharma (formerly Sosei Heptares) is a technology powered biopharma company, in pursuit of new speciality medicines to improve the lives of patients with unmet needs globally.

Their pipeline is focused on addressing major unmet needs in some of the fastest-growing areas of medicine across CNS, GI and immunology, metabolic disorders and rare diseases, and leverages the power of their unique and industry leading GPCR-targeted structure-based drug discovery NxWave platform to provide a sustainable source of best- or first-in-class candidates.

In Cambridge UK, Nxera have built outstanding capabilities across their platform, discovery and translational medicine teams, to advance multiple programs from pre-clinical through to early clinical development

About the role:

The successful candidate will be responsible for protecting the organization’s computer systems and networks from cyber threats. This includes implementing security measures, monitoring for and responding to security breaches, and providing recommendations for improving the organization’s overall security posture.

Responsibilities will include:

• Responsible for line management of cyber analysts.
• Support BAU & Project work within MS Azure & O365.
• Design, implement and manage security solutions within the Microsoft ecosystem, including Azure, Office 365, Active Directory and Windows Server.
• Monitor computer networks for security issues and investigate security breaches.
• Install and use software, such as firewalls, Anti-Virus, Analytics and data encryption programs, to protect sensitive information & systems.
• Maintain the security of systems and networks within company guidelines and any legal requirements such as PCI, GDPR, SOX, CSV, NIST.
• Conduct penetration testing to simulate an attack on the system to highlight and fix vulnerabilities.

Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of 5+ years proven experience within Cyber Security environments.
• Understanding security framework & concepts used in dispersed organisations, such as Hub & Spoke topologies & remote working.
• Familiarity with MS Azure AD, MS SSO, MS Defender P2, Intune, Conditional access policies.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure security service including Sentinel, Vulnerability management/ASR, DLP & EOP.
• Good knowledge of Windows 10 and 11.
• Good knowledge of Windows Server 2016, 2022.
• Good knowledge of Computer Networks: LAN, VLAN s, WAN, VPN, Wi-Fi.

Other information

What s in it for you?

• State-of-the-art R&D centre located in the heart of the Cambridge science cluster Competitive compensation package including discretionary cash bonuses.
• Eligible for grants of Restricted Stock Units.
• 25 days annual leave in addition to public holidays plus the option to purchase an additional 5 days each year.
• Employer contribution to pension.
• Private Medical Insurance for employees and family and a cash plan for dental and optical reimbursement.
• Health and wellbeing benefits including a subsidised individual gym membership.
• Income protection to cover long term absences due to ill health.
• Group Death in Service equal to 4x basic annual salary.

CK Group are our partnered agency on this role.

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