Cyber Defence Analyst

The Cyber Defence Analyst will join a rapidly growing security team responsible for designing, delivering and maintaining operational cybersecurity capabilities. Conducting pro-active, risk-based, protective monitoring on priority C4IS/networks in order to identify internal and external cyber-threats/attacks. This position involves a broad range of skills, including the development and mentoring of the Level 2 Analyst, monitoring networks to actively remediate unauthorised activities.

Requirements

• Develop and integrate security event monitoring and incident management services.
• Respond to security incidents as they occur as part of an incident response team.
• Implement metrics and dashboards to give visibility of the Enterprise infrastructure.
• Assist with the leadership of a composite cyber response team during incidents and investigations.
• Use of the SOAR platform to assist with playbook automation and case management capabilities to streamline team processes and tools.
• Produce documentation to ensure the repeatability and standardisation of security operating procedures.
• Develop additional investigative methods using the Authority’s environment’s software toolsets to enhance recognition opportunities for specific analysis.
• Maintain a baseline of system security according to latest threat intelligence and evolving trends.
• Participate in root cause analysis of incidents in conjunction with analysts and engineers across the enterprise.
• Provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) on a broad range of information security standards and best practices.
• Offer strategic and tactical security guidance including valuation requirement of technical controls.
• Be part of the CRM process.
• Liaise with the Authority’s environment’s Level 3 engineers to maintain up-to-date dashboards of security alerts, to allow the Authority to better respond to an incident.
• Document, validate and create operational processes and procedures to help develop the Authority’s environment.
• Assist in identifying, prioritising, and coordinating the protection of critical cyber defence infrastructure and key resources.
• Build, install, configure, and test dedicated cyber defence hardware.
• Support Level 1 Analysts to manage Authority’s environment’s systems.

Skills/Experience

• Previous experience of Enterprise ICS/network architectures and technologies.
• Experience and knowledge of SIEM solutions; having the ability to identify use cases and their creation, their deployment and tuning.
• Experience as a mentor/coach to junior analysts.
• Previous experience of utilising the MITRE ATT&CK and Cyber Kill Chain frameworks.
• Skilled in maintaining Microsoft directory services.
• Skilled in using virtualisation software.
• Knowledge of key security frameworks (e.g. ISO, NIST 800-53).
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience of writing Defence/Government documentation.

Desirable

• Broad Spectrum Cyber Course (SANS SEC401 or SEC501 or equivalent).
• Experience of managing cyber incidents and investigations.
• SIEM Design, Architecture and Analyst Course (SANS SEC455 or SEC555 or equivalent).
• Advanced Analyst Course (SANS SEC503 or equivalent).