Cyber Security Analyst

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Cyber Security Analyst – 2-month contract – Remote/London – Inside of IR35</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">My Client is looking for a Cyber Security Analyst to support day-to-day BAU security operations, with a primary focus on Rapid7, SIEM monitoring, vulnerability management and security investigations.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">They have quite a few backlog of alerts, so they are looking for someone with strong SIEM, vulnerability and investigation skills.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Key Skills & Experience from the Cyber Security Analyst:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Strong hands-on experience with Rapid7 and SIEM platforms. (Monitoring alerts and investigation)</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Proven experience in alert triage, security investigations and vulnerability management.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Strong Mimecast administration experience (Email review, releasing, whitelisting, sandboxing)</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Good working knowledge of Microsoft Purview, eDiscovery, DSAR and DLP.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Experience with CrowdStrike (managing alerts)</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Experience with Netskope or similar (Site reviews and unblocking)</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Good understanding of SOC / Security Operations and BAU security processes.</p>

<h5 class="fw-bold text-success mt-4 mb-3">Key Responsibilities of the Cyber Security Analyst</h5>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Monitor, triage and investigate Rapid7 and SIEM alerts, including managing and reducing an existing alert backlog.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Perform security investigations, analysing events and identifying potential threats or suspicious activity.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Support vulnerability management using Rapid7, including reviewing, prioritising and investigating vulnerabilities.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Monitor and investigate security events through SIEM tooling, escalating incidents where appropriate.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Manage Mimecast security operations, including email reviews, releasing quarantined messages, whitelisting and sandboxing.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Support Microsoft Purview activities including eDiscovery, DSARs and DLP.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Manage Netskope requests, including site reviews and URL unblocking.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Monitor and triage CrowdStrike alerts.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Provide administrative support for Security DDQs and wider information security requests.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Maintain appropriate investigation records and security documentation.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">The Cyber Security Analyst is required to be onsite 1 day a week in Central London.</p>

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