Cyber Security Threat Analyst Blue Team

Cyber Security Threat Analyst (Blue Team)

• Job Type: Permanent
• Salary: £60,000 to £70,000 (based on candidate experience)
• Package: Excellent company benefits & competitive bonus (discretionary)
• Hybrid Model: 3 days per week in Central London, 2 days remote 
• Sector: Financial Services

About the Client and the Role:

My client, a prestigious and globally renowned name in financial services is seeking an upcoming Cyber Security Analyst to apply their skills within the organisation's Blue Team, the team responsible for Threat Detection & Response.

With only 2-3 years experience required for consideration, this is an excellent opportunity for an upcoming security specialist to join a world renowned organisation, and to gain excellent experience from working with a team of outstanding security professionals. 

The role will focus on ensuring defensive security (SOC, DFIR, Threat Hunting, Detection Engineering) of the client's systems, and will involve Red/Blue Team testing - with the aim to recognise, analyse and fix gaps within the client's security.

Main Responsibilities:

• Participate in defensive security operations (threat hunting, incident handling, investigation and forensics, detection engineering)
• Red / Blue / Purple Team testing, identify gaps/weaknesses in monitoring capabilities and recommend/implement changes
• Support threat hunting based on the defined threat model and specific attack scenarios
• Perform analysis of existing data to discover patterns, and build use cases to detect malicious activity

Candidate Requirements:

• Minimum 2 to 3 years professional background in a similar role
• Experience in Financial Services / Banking / Trading environments (Highly desirable)
• Strong understanding and relevant experience in defensive security (Blue Team)
• Hands-on experience of security testing tools e.g. Kali, Cobalt Strike, Metasploit, Bloodhound, Mimikatz, Burp Suite, Nessus, etc.
• Relevant cyber security education, qualifications or certifications

To be considered, please ensure you complete your application on the Computappoint website.

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