Associate Cyber Security Analyst

Job Description

Location Glasgow About the job Summary

Calling all graduates looking for their first job in Cyber Security or candidates with a passion for Cyber Security…

Would you be interested in making a meaningful contribution to the UK’s national security, whilst enjoying an enviable work-life balance, 25 days holiday (rising to 30), all with the added benefits of a civil service pension scheme?

You’re home.

Whilst we sit in an established government department, the team structure and ethos is dynamic and agile, more akin to a modern tech start-up. We are pioneering new ways of delivering classified technology services across government, and we’re having fun doing it.

Job description

Joining the team within our Security Operations Centre you will play a critical role in protecting our people, information and technology. You will play an important role that is operationally focused to incoming incident triage, investigation and response. Key to our success is the ability to continually improve, tune and develop our security toolset and analysts are empowered to own and participate in the development of the security monitoring capabilities. We foster an environment where continual personal development of our staff is fully supported, and we commit time to analysts to meet their learning objectives.

About Rosa Service Organisation

The Rosa Service Organisation (RSO) is a distinct part of the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) which supports the Rosa capability on behalf of the Cabinet Office. Rosa is a shared IT platform that enables communication and collaborative working at SECRET across the majority of UK and devolved government departments and sensitive industry partners. The Rosa Service Organisation provides fixed and mobile SECRET products and services in many countries across the globe, allowing our users to create and share information securely. We use some of the most innovative and exciting information security technology in the world to protect our national interests whilst enabling our users to work in far more efficient ways than any previous solutions have allowed. Respect, collaboration, and trust are at the core of our values. We believe in our mission to protect the most sensitive information in the UK. We can only do this by being an inclusive, diverse, and flexible organisation.

Vacancy Description

This role is part of a unique UK Government shared service organization that is revolutionizing the way Government shares and collaborates on some of its most sensitive information. We need to stay ahead of the latest threats, proactively defend our systems and continuously improve our tools, techniques, and processes. We’re looking to add great people to our growing team for this genuinely unique opportunity.

Joining the team within our Security Operations Centre (SOC) you will report to the SOC team lead and play a critical role in protecting our people, information, and technology. We are looking for someone with a passion for computing and an interest in software, coding and cybersecurity technologies.

Graduates looking for their first role, after studying a degree in Cybersecurity are encouraged to apply.

The role is based in East Kilbride, near Glasgow and is a key member of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) team.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial triage/identification of ‘Events of Interest’ using the SOC toolset and completing analysis/correlation of ‘Events of Interest’ to identify incidents
• Ensuring that all events, events of interest, exceptions & incidents are responded to in accordance with established SOC work instructions, including remedial action/recommendations
• Cyber incident management, following Playbooks and completing post-incident procedures, producing reports & vulnerability/trending analysis as requested by key stakeholders
• Providing log analysis to support SOC services (including threat hunting)
• Maintaining 24x7 operational cover for security monitoring and incident management processes.

Essential Skills

• An active interest in Cyber/Information Security, Threat Intelligence, Software Development, ethical hacking and IT
• Good communication skills, utilising multiple methods of communication
• Demonstratable ability to manage competing priorities, stay on top of operational requirements while having an input into the continual development of the technical controls, rules and processes

Desirable Skills

• Cyber Security Qualification
• Cyber Security Experience
• CompTIA or similar certifications
• Security vendor certifications
• SANS certifications

The deadline of applications is on 15 August 2022.