IT Security Analyst
- Recruiter
- Sanderson Recruitment Plc
- Location
- Leicester
- Salary
- 40000.00 - 45000.00 GBP Annual + benefits
- Posted
- 18 Sep 2021
- Closes
- 24 Sep 2021
- Sectors
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
IT Security Analyst
Leicester - Fully Remote Initially
GBP40,000 - GBP45,000 + benefits
Fantastic new permanent opportunity for an experienced IT Security Analyst with a good IT Infrastructure background for this leading financial services business based in Leicester. The role will initially be fully remote and will be a blend of office and remote working post pandemic.
You will join an established IT Infrastructure team alongside an Information Security Engineer to monitor and run security applications. You will support the Information Security Engineer, provide insight into alerts and take corrective action when required. You will be given the opportunity to grow and take on responsibility in a challenging but rewarding environment and gain valuable commercial experience. The company promote and value individual development, opportunities are provided to learn new technologies and support for certifications.
Key responsibilities
- Oversee and run the security solutions.
- Respond to alerts generated by the security solutions.
- Investigate security breaches and other cybersecurity incidents.
- Handle tickets that have been escalated from the Service Desk in a timely manner ie forensic and subject access requests.
- Stay up-to-date on IT trends and security standards.
- Provide support for Information Security Engineer in daily tasks and project deployment.
Skills and Experience required
- Good experience of Windows Server administration.
- Good networking skills.
- Experience with Azure and Office 365.
- Good understanding of modern hacking techniques and user deception methods.
- Management and reporting of detection & response systems.
- Experience with Zero Trust security strategy.
- Experience with security investigations and permission reviews.
- Experience with Microsoft's cloud security products; Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, Defender for O365. (desirable)
- Experience with Palo Alto Firewalls. (desirable)
For more information or to apply please send a copy of your CV to (see below) or drop me a line.