Junior Cyber Security Analyst

Role overview

Pay and contract

• Salary is £33,517 to £38,324 per annum, plus London weighting if residing and working in London.
• Permanent contract; 35 hours per week with flexible hours.

Location and working arrangements

• UK flexible location with hybrid home and office working. The employer also lists remote and hybrid working among its flexible-working options.

Day-to-day duties

• Monitor dashboards, alerts and logs; triage events, filter false positives, prioritise threats and ensure prompt action.
• Use procedures and playbooks for initial incident analysis, evidence collection and escalation of complex or high-risk cases.
• Run automated vulnerability scans and assess vulnerability severity and impact.
• Track remediation with teams and system owners, verifying timely resolution of critical vulnerabilities.
• Handle cybersecurity tickets in IT service management tools in line with agreed service levels.
• Engage in on-the-job training and development.

Candidate requirements

• Basic understanding of IT, computers, networks, operating systems and cybersecurity fundamentals.
• Awareness of malware, phishing, firewalls and multi-factor authentication.
• Analytical, systematic and attentive approach to troubleshooting, procedures, deadlines and multiple tasks.
• Ability to organise and prioritise work and collaborate with a team.
• Practical or voluntary experience in security and/or IT projects is desirable.

Benefits

• 36 days’ annual leave including bank holidays, with the option to buy extra leave, and a contributory pension of up to 6%.
• Flexible working options, discounts, wellbeing support, learning opportunities, a will-writing service, death-in-service cover and Cycle2Work.

About the employer