Security SOC Analyst / Defence background - Bristol - AD38758_4423

Job Description:
Security Analyst required to work for a leading organisation, specialising in the systems integration arena within the defence / government / military industry. They are offering a competitive salary + outstanding benefits.

The Security Operations Centre (SOC) offers a leading edge protective monitoring service to its customers. A key role within the Security Operations Centre (SOC) is keeping abreast of evolving Cyber threats and identifying new and sophisticated methods of detecting them across a customer's IT estate.

You will be responsible for analysing network, application and system log events in order to identify any potentially abnormal system behaviours and raise them as incidents for investigation. These will then be investigated to establish if these are expected events or a security threat whereby they will be escalated to appropriate customer or technical resources for remedial action.

As a analyst it is likely you will provide a Technical Escalation Point during security incidents, establishing the extent of an attack, the business impacts, and advising on how best to contain the incident along with advice on systems hardening and mitigation measures to prevent a re-occurrence.

In addition, as a Security Analyst you will have the important role of working with industry leaders, external organisations and trusted partners to constantly tune our service by designing advance detection rules to be implemented into our SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) Solution.

Additional Responsibilities
* Maintain keen understanding of evolving Internet threats to ensure the security of client networks
* Write technical articles for internal knowledge base
* Participate in knowledge sharing with other analysts and develop solutions efficiently
* Coordinate or participate in individual or team projects
* Perform other essential duties as assigned

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

A graduate or equivalent in IT or a related science subject.

An active interest in Cyber Security, incident detection, network and systems security.

Experience or qualifications in network and systems monitoring.

Prepared to become SC and DV cleared

A motivated self-managed individual who is willing to help design and adapt a constantly evolving service. Someone who can demonstrate above average analytical skills and liaise professionally with peers and customers even under pressure.

An excellent communicator at all levels.

A sound knowledge of IT security best practice, common attack types and detection / prevention methods .

Demonstrable experience of analysing and interpreting system, security and application logs in order to diagnose faults and spot abnormal behaviours

Experience of maintaining a secure network through configuring and managing typical Security Enforcing Devices, such as Firewalls, Proxies, IDS/IPS devices, EPO. Knowledge of SNORT.

In depth experience of other common devices, such as routers, switches, hubs. Troubleshooting Windows environments

Ethical hacker or systems admin who has moved into vulnerability and is interested in pen testing as a future career option, as development into pen testing is available.

If you feel you have the above skills then please call Alex on 01932 245500 or forward your CV to alex.duffy@jenrick.co.uk