At a Glance
- Tasks: Monitor security threats and maintain top-notch security standards.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to IT security excellence.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days holiday, private healthcare, and weekly personal training sessions.
- Other info: Great career growth opportunities in a dynamic and supportive environment.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in protecting digital environments and enhancing security practices.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in computer science and 1 year of security experience required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
As a Security Analyst, you will monitor our endpoints, environments, and networks for security threats, deploy and maintain security tooling, and take ownership of day‑to‑day security monitoring. You will support the Lead Security Analyst to triage security events effectively, reduce noise and report consistently to stakeholders.
Role Responsibilities
- Monitor security solutions for alerts and events and respond in a timely and structured manner working with Outsourced SOC partner.
- Triage security events and escalate through the appropriate Incident Management procedure/change management and playbooks.
- Investigate and support the response to security incidents and breaches.
- Record and document security incidents, assessing their scope and any resulting impact.
- Remediate detected vulnerabilities to maintain a high security standard.
- Contribute to the development of company-wide best practices for IT security.
- Research emerging threats and security enhancements and make recommendations to management.
- Stay current on information security trends, standards, vulnerabilities and evolving threat landscapes in relation to Oxbury.
- Handle security information, logs, and investigation data appropriately, ensuring confidentiality and alignment with data protection requirements.
- Track and analyse security metrics, trends, and recurring issues to support continuous improvement of security operations.
- Produce and maintain regular security reporting packs for relevant stakeholders.
Required Skills / Experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
- 1 year experience in information security or related field.
- Experience with security testing and techniques.
- Experience with firewalls, proxies, SIEM, antivirus, and IDPS concepts.
- Experience with end‑user endpoint security and vulnerability scanning.
- Experience with patch management, including the ability to deploy patches in a timely manner while understanding business impact.
- Experience with identification and mitigation of security vulnerabilities.
- Experience with Microsoft O365/Entra platform and associated services.
- Experience with AWS platform and associated services.
- Experience with Email Security Gateway.
- Good communication skills, with an ability to explain complex concepts using terminology that can be understood by non‑technical colleagues.
Benefits
- An excellent benefits package.
- 25 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holiday (this increases with service).
- Oxbury Bonus scheme.
- Free Personal Training session every week.
- Private Medical Healthcare.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Life Insurance.
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave.
Please note that we do not offer sponsorship with this role.
Security Analyst in Chester employer: Oxbury Bank Plc
Oxbury is an exceptional employer that prioritises the well-being and professional growth of its employees, offering a comprehensive benefits package including private medical healthcare, generous holiday allowances, and a bonus scheme. The collaborative work culture fosters innovation and continuous improvement, making it an ideal environment for Security Analysts to thrive while contributing to the company's commitment to maintaining high security standards. Located in a dynamic sector, Oxbury provides unique opportunities to engage with cutting-edge security technologies and practices, ensuring that employees are always at the forefront of the industry.
