Cyber Security Analyst

Job information:

• Functional title - Cyber Security Analyst - Purple Team Specialist
• Department - IT Security
• Corporate level - Associate Vice President
• Report to - Vice President
• Location - Canary Wharf, London

What you will be doing:

Purple Team Exercises:

• Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Purple Team activity within the Security Operations Department.
• Coordinate and support the scoping, planning and execution of Purple Team exercises across the CLS estate with support of the subsequent remedial activity following the exercises.
• Create and maintain documentation and playbooks relating the Purple Team exercises and other Sec Ops processes and procedures, where required.
• Contribute to alignment of the testing with relevant threat intelligence
• Assist investigations and assist in threat hunting within environments.
• Support compliance efforts through evidence gathering, control validation, and reporting.
• Participate in security reviews for existing integrations and new services etc.
• Investigate and respond to security incidents escalated from the SOC.

Operational:

• Primarily coordinate Purple Team exercises but also additionally support operation of controls including SIEM, DLP, Vulnerability Management, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Endpoint Protection.
• Support IT Security risk assessments for all high impact projects, assisting in defining security mitigating controls that impact the technology architectures of CLS, service providers, and business partners
• Review and update IT Security procedures to reflect best practice and mitigate current and emerging threats
• Assigned ownership of IT Security Monitoring and Response related FRB and Internal Audit finding(s) and effective /timely resolution with IT Security
• Maintain relationships with third-party IT security vendors and strategic partners

SME Consultancy:

• As part of the IT Security team, develop and implement CLS IT Strategy in consultation with the CLS IT teams, ensuring that all initiatives are mirrored in respective strategies including the overall CLS Strategy
• Provide security advice and support for information technology projects as Cloud Security subject matter expert (SME)
• Research new security related products and services to ensure that CLS is equipped with appropriate industry best tools and solutions

Regulatory Compliance & Reporting:

• Ensure incident response efforts and documentation comply with industry standards and best practices (GDPR, SOC, NIST, ISO etc.)
• Maintain detailed documentation and reporting for audits and compliance reviews.

Process Improvement & Risk Mitigation:

• • Develop and refine incident response standard operating procedures and playbooks.
  • Conduct root cause analysis and post incident reports to identify areas for improvement.
  • Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance detection, response and recovery capabilities.

What we’re looking for:

• Experience planning and executing Cyber Security testing with practical knowledge of attack techniques and TTP’s.
• Experience of ‘hands-on’ IT Security analysis and engineering experience including securing systems, networks and infrastructure; operational support, including on-call experience
• Knowledge of intrusion detection, malware analysis, forensics and incident response, particularly in cloud/hybrid environments. 
• Experience of cloud environments such as AWS & Azure. 
• Experience monitoring, tuning and developing technical IT Security controls and frameworks to ensure appropriate preparation, monitoring and response to threats.
• Ensure a risk-based approach to IT Security is adopted in every part of the business and solutions
• Work with members of the IT Security team to help design, implement and maintain security
• Ability to support the operation and maintenance of IT Security controls related to SIEM, DLP, Vulnerability Management, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Endpoint Protection, etc.
• Support delivery of IT Security projects from concept, approval, design, and implementation to operation
• Ability to collaborate effectively with others to drive forward key security objectives 
• Strong documentation and report writing skills (to both technical and business audiences)
• Excellent time management and organizational skills combined with technical IT Security acumen
• Knowledge of Firewalls, TCP/IP, IPS, DLP, proxies, SIEM, & Endpoint Protection software