Cyber Security Analyst

e2e-assure are recruiting Cyber Security Analysts to work in our Security Operations Centre (SOC). The Cyber Security Analyst role is a great way to start your Cyber Security career or to take it to the next level. You will work as part of a team in our SOC, monitoring and protecting customers’ systems using the latest technology. You will have the opportunity to learn from experienced cyber security professionals and develop your career and skills. The key to success in this role is to be able to learn quickly. Cyber threats are changing and developing all the time and we need to be able to keep up. There is a lot to learn; you will be using e2e-assure in-house technology as well as the software of other external organisations including Microsoft and AWS. You will be supported by the team and wider organisation at all times and training will be provided to help you learn quickly and to develop on an ongoing basis. This role requires shift working, including night shifts. You will be on a rotating shift pattern, including unsociable hours.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with our customers to help them stay safe online and provide support and guidance when attacks happen.
• Deal with security alerts, investigating and analysing them and collaborating with colleagues and customers until they are closed.
• Threat hunting, threat detection and assessing potential issues and incidents.
• Creating alerts and rules for detection of potential vulnerabilities, issues, and incidents.
• Tuning existing security alerts to fix issues, reduce false positives and improve efficiency.
• Communicating with customers and reporting any relevant issues to them.
• Generating actionable and useful threat intelligence.
• Perform vulnerability scans, reviewing and validating the results and communicating these to stakeholders.
• Collaborating with customers to provide relevant training and review sessions, supporting them to achieve proactive and practical security.

Candidate Attributes:

• Ability to demonstrate that you can learn new concepts quickly and apply them logically.
• Interest in cyber security and awareness of its importance in the world today.
• Planning and organisational skills to deliver time-sensitive projects and meet deadlines and SLA’s.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• An excellent team player.
• Self-driven work ethic, able to proactively pick up work and find relevant tasks.
• Ideally, you will have either experience working in a cyber security environment OR a Cyber Security degree or equivalent OR GIAC GFACT, GSEC or other SANS-based qualifications (but these are not mandatory).

Additional Information:

• This role requires shift working, including night shifts. You will be on a rotating shift pattern with some unsociable hours. The exact time arrangements will be agreed with line management, and shift working only starts after completing a period of on-the-job training.
• Part-time and flexible working options are also available; please let us know at the time of application if you are interested in further details.
• Salary: £25,000-£45,000, dependent on experience. Once eligible, you will also receive an additional £5,000 night shift uplift.
• Location: Based at our SOC in Oxfordshire. You will be able to work from home much of the time, but will be expected to attend the office at least once a month for several days at a time.
• Benefits: Contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays (with additional for continued service), enhanced maternity/paternity/sick pay, Cycle to Work scheme, Home & Tech scheme, Employee assistance program for mental health and wellbeing, neurodiverse support, inclusive and friendly working environment.
• Individuals in this role must be eligible for SC and NPPV3 clearance. This requires residency in the UK for the last 5 years. Failure to pass these checks may result in your employment being discontinued.

e2e-assure is an equal opportunities employer. We understand the importance of diversity and inclusion to the success of e2e-assure as a business and are committed to providing a diverse working environment. We expect e2e-assure employees to have a high standard of personal integrity, both during and outside work time, including how they present themselves online. We may conduct background and open-source checks to verify this.