Senior Cyber Security Analyst

Salary: £70,000-£85,000
Location: Remote with occasional travel (once a quarter) 

We’re looking for a Senior Cyber Security Analyst to join a growing organisation as the deputy to the Group Head of Cyber Resilience & Security. This is a hands-on senior role combining security operations, incident response, governance, risk management and compliance, with the opportunity to influence cyber strategy and strengthen organisational resilience.

You’ll play a key role in leading security investigations, managing vulnerabilities, assessing cyber risk, improving security controls and supporting compliance initiatives across the business. This position offers the chance to act as a trusted escalation point and operational lead while helping shape the future security posture of the organisation.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Acting as deputy to the Group Head of Cyber Resilience & Security and providing leadership across day-to-day security operations.
• Leading and coordinating cyber security incident response activities, including investigation, containment and remediation.
• Conducting cyber security risk assessments across systems, projects and third-party suppliers.
• Managing vulnerability remediation activities and working with technical teams to reduce risk.
• Supporting security awareness and training initiatives across the organisation.
• Driving continuous improvements to security controls, processes and detection capabilities.
• Supporting compliance with ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials and internal security policies.
• Representing the cyber security function in stakeholder meetings and governance forums.
• Contributing to identity, privileged access management and cyber resilience initiatives.
• Providing guidance and support to junior analysts and acting as an escalation point when required.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience within Cyber Security Operations, Security Engineering or Security Analyst roles.
• Hands-on experience leading and investigating security incidents.
• Experience working with SIEM, EDR, email security and identity security platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft security technologies including Entra ID, Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Sentinel.
• Experience querying and analysing security data, with KQL knowledge desirable.
• Broad understanding of identity and access management, Active Directory, networking, DNS, endpoints, servers and cloud technologies.
• Practical vulnerability management experience, including CVSS scoring and remediation tracking.
• Experience conducting cyber security risk assessments and translating technical risks into business outcomes.
• Knowledge of ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials and security governance frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and documentation skills.

Desirable

• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CySA+, SSCP, BTL1/BTL2 or SC-200.
• Experience acting as a senior escalation point or team lead within a cyber security function.
• Knowledge of privileged access management and cyber resilience frameworks.
• Experience supporting third-party security reviews and supplier assurance activities.
• Strong understanding of security risk management and governance processes.

If you’re an experienced Cyber Security professional looking for a senior hands-on role where you can influence strategy, lead incident response activities and shape cyber resilience across a growing organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

Disclaimer: Any remuneration stated in this advertisement is indicative and will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience, skills and qualifications. Final remuneration will be agreed with the successful candidate and will be subject to the terms of the contract.