IT Security Analyst is required to join a prestigious financial services organisation with offices in the heart of the city. Within this role you will join a high-functioning in-house security team to monitor and analyse the organisation’s information security and risk profile, using data and alerts generated from various systems - evaluating and taking appropriate action as required. You will also assist in establishing processes and best practices as well as helping to select and implement new technologies.

This role would ideally suit a graduate with a degree/master’s degree in cyber security and some commercial experience or someone from a wider IT background who has moved to specialise in IT security. This is a fantastic opportunity with a stable yet growth organisation with excellent scope for ongoing learning and career advancement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitoring information security systems, technologies, processes, and procedures, analysing the findings and communicating exceptions, concerns and remedial steps as necessary.
• Executing security threat management process, ensuring all aspects of an event are documented and remediated.
• Monitoring and analysing security relevant logs, events, and alerts including, but not limited to, logs from systems, applications, SIEM, AV, Firewalls, and IPS; document relevant incidents and suggest/co-ordinate appropriate remedial actions.
• Designing and managing security logging and SIEM programs and working with the SOC team to implement these.
• Coordinate with the SOC and various teams to investigate security events/incidents.
• Analyse security appliance logs, identify patterns, respond to security incidents and suggest possible process improvements as appropriate.
• Participating in projects, programs, and initiative to ensure implementation of and adherence to information security technology policies, procedures, processes, and technologies. 

Key Skills and Experience:

• At least 1 to 3 years’ experience in one or more security domain, proven track record of implementing and operating information security systems and working in projects related to the core domains applicable to information security architecture.
• Ability to think and act strategically as well as tactically to support the organisation’s global risk management functions.
• Good interpersonal, communication, organisation, collaboration, and team-building skills.
• Basic knowledge of designing and deploying information technology and solutions in one or more of the core domains: endpoint protection; incident response; malware analysis; application and data security; infrastructure and endpoint; and security intelligence / SIEM.
• Understanding and experience working with structured design methodologies.
• Data analytical skills and have a passion for threat hunting.
• Knowledge of scripting language such as python, power shell a plus.
• Knowledge of scripting language such as python, power shell a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer science a plus.

For a full consultation on this pivotal role, send your CV to ARC IT Recruitment.

Please note salaries quoted are dependent on experience.