Senior Security Analyst

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REED Technology are pleased to be working with an international financial services company based in Central Cardiff who are looking to recruit a senior security analyst / SOC Team Lead to join their growing Information Security team. Reporting to the Head of Information Security, the Security Operations Lead's role is to monitor, investigate, and where appropriate remediate, potential security incidents. These incidents may arise from various cloud or on site based platforms from the company's Cardiff site.The role comes with a good benefits of which includes: A generous training budget for qualifications and certifications, AXA Private Healthcare, Pension Plan, Life Assurance, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, Wellbeing Programme including: Cycle to work scheme / Quarterly massages / Various fitness classes & gym membership discount, Employee discounts (access to Reward Gateway) and more.If this sounds like the role for you. Please read on!Primary Responsibilities:* Develop and implement Security Operations Procedures* Managing growing team of SOC staff - currently standing at one SOC Analyst* Gathering evidence for forensic analysis to be conducted by Cyber Security Engineers* Analyse infrastructure and application incidents prioritising those which could be classified as a security breach* Investigate incident cause and potentially gather evidence for further action* Escalate relevant incidents to the appropriate team for either further investigation or immediate action* Advise management and stakeholders on patterns of activity and remediation actions to prevent future incidents* Involvement with product and infrastructure development to advise of security implications* Involvement in project work to replace or improve current security tooling stack* Contribute to and help improve the documentation and processes contained within the Information Security Management System* Documenting and improving the training provided to current and future SOC team membersThe ideal candidate will meet the majority of the following criteria:* Analysis, pattern spotting, and problem solving skills* Ability to apply critical thinking and prioritisation to incidents* Keen and quick learner of new and emerging technologies* Clear communicator to security literate and non-security literate stakeholders* Understanding of the CSIRT process (e.g. FIRST CSIRT framework)* Understanding of cybersecurity attack frameworks (e.g. MITRE ATT&CK)* Knowledge of cybersecurity related analysis tools (e.g. Wireshark, Nmap, Burpsuite, Kali)* Ideally posses knowledge of current Windows/Linux server and desktop operating systems* Ideally posses knowledge of Cisco networking equipment (e.g. Firewalls, routers and switches)* Hold at least one of the following certifications: CompTIA Security +; CompTIA CyberSecurity Analyst +; Cisco CCNA; CREST Cyber Security Incident Response; Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate; Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate; AWS Cloud Practitioner; ITIL v4 FoundationThis is a great opportunity to work for an international commercial organisation that offer structured career progression and a continued commitment to the professional development of employees.If interested please apply online ASAP; successful candidates will be contacted in the next 24 hours.Good Luck!