Senior Cyber Security Analyst

at  Thames Water Utilites

In Team Digital, we’re planning for a future where the technology solutions we co-create and design enable us to achieve our goal of protecting our greatest natural resource and allowing our customers, communities and the environment to thrive.
As a team, our vision is to create an everyday digital experience for the people we serve - our customers - by putting them at the heart of everything we do. As part of our award-winning team you’ll help the business become an intelligent, connected organisation to deliver our digital transformation and turnaround.
We seek a Senior Cyber Security Analyst to be responsible for maintaining SecOps (Security Operations) solutions, controls and processes across the organisation. This role requires a deep understanding of SecOps concepts, technologies, and best practices, as well as the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and will be committed to ensuring the highest level of security, compliance, and user experience.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

• Extensive experience in a technical Cyber Security or IT role, preferably in an enterprise environment
• Exposure to working in or with a security operations centre (SOC) or similar environment.
• Triaging problems or issues in a structured and disciplined manner
• Experience in remediating cyber risks in ever-changing digital environments
• Strong knowledge of Multi-factor authentication (MFA), Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Security Information & Event Management (SIEM)
• Good understanding of IT, networking, and end-user computing

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE

• Familiarity with managing network security capabilities such as NAC (Network Access Control), Firewalls, Proxies/VPN, IDS/IPS, etc.
• Experience writing Kusto Query Language (KQL) for Sentinel queries and alerts.
• Degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• Microsoft SecOps specific certification(s) e.g. Microsoft Security Operations Analyst (SC-200)
• Hands-on experience utilising and configuring Microsoft Security Operations tools such as Sentinel and Defender.
• Any generic cyber security industry certification(s) such as CISSP, CISM, or CCSP.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING AS A SENIOR CYBER SECURITY ANALYST

• Investigate security alerts from our SIEM tool and provide appropriate incident response actions.
• Liaise with technology and business stakeholders in relation to cyber security issues/incidents providing clear descriptions and actions.
• Support the Cyber Security Operations Lead for security and privacy incidents, triaging events and performing root cause analysis to understand how incidents arise. There is a need to be on call.
• Monitor, analyse and optimise SecOps tool performance (e.g. SIEM), identify potential issues, and recommend and implement proactive solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and implementing security controls that are proportionate to the risk.
• Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to continuously improve security operations.

WHAT SHOULD YOU BRING TO THE ROLE?

We want to bring together a team of brilliant tech minds with game-changing ideas. We’re looking for people who will help us re-imagine the way we work and the way we get things done:

• A truly digital mindset. Open to collaboration. Open to risk. Open to new ways of doing things.
• Obsessed with data. Obsessed with excellence.
• People who think and behave differently to the way we do. People who don’t want to just be another cog in the machine.

HYBRID ROLE WITH 2 DAYS IN READING

• Competitive salary up to £45,000 - £65,000 per annum
• 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (Plus bank holidays)
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year
• Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing