Cyber Security Analyst

Cyber Security Analyst - 6-month contract - Remote/London - Outside of IR35

My Client is looking for a Cyber Security Analyst to support day-to-day BAU security operations, with a primary focus on Rapid7, SIEM monitoring, vulnerability management and security investigations.

They have quite a few backlog of alerts, so they are looking for someone with strong SIEM, vulnerability and investigation skills.

Key Skills & Experience from the Cyber Security Analyst:

• Strong hands-on experience with Rapid7 and SIEM platforms. (Monitoring alerts and investigation)


• Proven experience in alert triage, security investigations and vulnerability management.


• Strong Mimecast administration experience (Email review, releasing, whitelisting, sandboxing)


• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Purview, eDiscovery, DSAR and DLP.


• Experience with CrowdStrike (managing alerts)


• Experience with Netskope or similar (Site reviews and unblocking)


• Good understanding of SOC / Security Operations and BAU security processes.

Key Responsibilities of the Cyber Security Analyst:

• Monitor, triage and investigate Rapid7 and SIEM alerts, including managing and reducing an existing alert backlog.


• Perform security investigations, analysing events and identifying potential threats or suspicious activity.


• Support vulnerability management using Rapid7, including reviewing, prioritising and investigating vulnerabilities.


• Monitor and investigate security events through SIEM tooling, escalating incidents where appropriate.


• Manage Mimecast security operations, including email reviews, releasing quarantined messages, whitelisting and sandboxing.


• Support Microsoft Purview activities including eDiscovery, DSARs and DLP.


• Manage Netskope requests, including site reviews and URL unblocking.


• Monitor and triage CrowdStrike alerts.


• Provide administrative support for Security DDQs and wider information security requests.


• Maintain appropriate investigation records and security documentation.

The Cyber Security Analyst is required to be onsite 1 day a week in Central London.

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