Senior Cyber Security Analyst (12 month FTC)

Competitive salary and remuneration package including, 27 days holiday, pension contributions matched up to 9% Hybrid working opportunity Private Healthcare Marshall, an independent, family‑owned British company, proudly helping our customers move forwards since 1909 We now have an opportunity for a Senior Cyber Security Analyst (12 month contract) within Marshall. The focus of this technical role is on threat prevention, detection and response for Marshall, including the configuration and monitoring of a security information and event management (SIEM) system, operating next generation antivirus, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), vulnerability management tools and firewall, DLP, web and email security gateways. This is a senior role, where the holder will also be expected to evolve and expand the use of current security toolsets, help identify and implement additional tools, services, process changes, policy decisions and close compliance gaps, to enhance the Marshall protection and detection capabilities as risks evolve over time. Responsibilities Managing set checklists Problem management through to handover or resolution Threat identification and classification Incident response lead Report writing Stakeholder management Continuous improvement Junior SOC staff mentoring Tasks Helping to maintain and monitor the effectiveness of security measures and controls Conduct and help coordinate routine security event monitoring and investigations using available tools Use, configure and develop the use of a security information and event management (SIEM) and EDR tool Monitor and configure network intrusion detection and prevention systems Analyse and create reports for security incidents, to determine root cause and lessons learnt Create and rehearse Incident Response plans, support audits and red team engagements Work closely with other Cyber Security/IT team members and external support groups Routinely communicate with individuals both inside and outside the business Responding to, own and close/escalate service tickets Take ownership as required, of project activities assigned from internal or external projects Configuring, reviewing and reporting relevant risks using vulnerability testing tools/services Input into the risk management process and help prioritise key mitigation strategies Confidently work with outside services in the event of incident response or routine investigations, including Red/Blue Team engagements Aid in the delivery of security awareness training to the business Mentor junior cyber security analyst/s On occasion, be able to cover Cyber Security Manager operational responsibilities Please apply if you have most of the following: Technical Competencies Deep hands‑on skills with Windows and ideally Linux operating systems, also networking and bespoke device types Very good awareness of computer networking protocols in relation to cyber security Administration, configuration and use of a security information and event management (SIEM) system, including creating alerts, reports, dashboards, handling IOCs and threat feeds Administration of firewalls, web proxies, web application firewalls, email security and endpoint detection‑response software Technical understanding of common cyber security threats, faced by individuals or organisations, as well as mapping threats to frameworks such as MITRE ATT