Information Security Analyst - Operations
Role Overview
Join Starling's growing cyber security function as a SOC Analyst.
Support 24/7 operational capabilities through an on-call rota; the role is not shift-based.
Work with the SOC team to protect customers, assets, and systems.
Key Skills for This Role
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About Starling
Starling is a licensed UK digital bank focused on helping people save, spend, and manage money.
The company describes itself as a technology-driven bank with offices in London, Southampton, Cardiff, and Manchester.
About the role
Join Starling's growing cyber security function as a SOC Analyst.
Support 24/7 operational capabilities through an on-call rota; the role is not shift-based.
Work with the SOC team to protect customers, assets, and systems.
Responsibilities
- Triage, respond to, and investigate alerts from cloud security, endpoint detection and response, perimeter detection, and users.
- Create and enhance analytic triggers to improve alert efficacy.
- Develop incident-handling and readiness processes, conduct threat hunting, and document incidents and investigations.
Skills and experience
- At least 3 years of experience in an in-house SOC role and team.
- Understand AWS security solutions or other public cloud solutions; have cloud analysis and incident response experience with systems such as AWS or GCP.
- Experience with analytics or SIEM platforms, CSIRT/SOC functions, incident response engagements, endpoint and cloud investigations, incident command, and tabletop exercises.
- High-level understanding of mobile, network, and operating-system security controls.
- Interest in automation, threat intelligence, and analytic tuning; programming experience in Python, Go, and/or Java is welcomed.
- A cyber or information security-related degree or relevant cybersecurity qualification is desired but not required.
Work arrangement
- Starling describes its approach as hybrid and asks Technology employees to attend an office at least one day per week.
- The employer prefers candidates within commuting distance of one of its offices.
Interview process
The process generally includes a conversation with the Talent Team followed by video interviews: a 45-minute first interview, a 90-minute technical interview, and a 30-minute final interview.
Benefits
- Benefits include 25 days of holiday plus public holiday allowance, an additional birthday day off, and options to buy or sell up to five days of leave.
- Benefits also include paid volunteering time, pension, life insurance, income protection, private medical insurance, family-friendly policies, and Perkbox membership.
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