Cyber Security Analyst (IPCSA) England
Salary: | GBP30000 - GBP31000 per annum |
Our client are a leading Utilities and infrastructure business who are going through an exciting period of investment and growth and a looking for a Cyber Security Analyst to add to their growing team.
Job Role:
Cyber Security Analyst
Job Purpose:
- Cybersecurity Analysts are the first line of defence against cyberattacks.
- Recommend and implement tools, technologies and associated policies/procedures to defend company hardware, software and networks from malicious hackers by monitoring all aspects of an organisation’s IT infrastruct
Principal Accountabilities:
- keep up to date with the latest security and technology developments
- research/evaluate emerging cyber security threats and ways to manage them
- plan for disaster recovery and create contingency plans in the event of any security breaches
- monitor for attacks, intrusions and unusual, unauthorised or illegal activity
- test and evaluate security products
- design new security systems or upgrade existing ones
- use advanced analytic tools to determine emerging threat patterns and vulnerabilities
- engage in 'ethical hacking', for example, simulating security breaches
- identify potential weaknesses and implement measures, such as firewalls and encryption
- investigate security alerts and provide incident response
- monitor identity and access management, including monitoring for abuse of permissions by authorised system users
- liaise with stakeholders in relation to cyber security issues and provide future recommendations
- generate reports for both technical and non-technical staff and stakeholders
- maintain an information security risk register and assist with internal and external audits relating to information security
- monitor and respond to 'phishing' emails and 'pharming' activity
- assist with the creation, maintenance and delivery of cyber security awareness training for colleague
- give advice and guidance to staff on issues such as spam and unwanted or malicious emails.
Required Qualifications & Professional Membership(s):
- Degree or appropriate apprenticeship in Cyber Security