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Security Analyst (GRC)

Job Posted: 2 hours ago

Salary: £ 35,000 - 42,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Cardiff

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Security Analyst (GRC)
Cardiff-based office (Hybrid - Very Flexible)
Up to £42,000 + Excellent Benefits

CPS Group are delighted to be supporting our financial services client in their search for a Security Analyst (GCR) to join their growing, forward-thinking Security team on a permanent basis.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in safeguarding digital infrastructure, enhancing security controls, and ensuring the resilience of systems, networks, and data across both cloud and on-prem environments.

If you're looking to thrive in dynamic environments, and want your work to have a tangible impact, this is a fantastic time to join a business that truly values its people, invests in technology, and encourages professional growth.

The Role:

- Monitor systems, networks, and user activity to detect suspicious behaviour or policy  violations
- Investigate and manage security incidents, carrying out root cause analysis and reporting
- Deploy, configure, and maintain key security platforms used by the analyst team
- Conduct vulnerability assessments and coordinate remediation activities
- Support patch management and compliance reporting
- Perform regular reviews and health checks on security controls
- Create and enhance measures to demonstrate the effectiveness of security controls
- Assist with internal and external security assessments and audits
- Update and maintain incident response plans, playbooks, and procedures
- Provide 3rd-line support to IT colleagues and the wider business

Technical Skills:

- SIEM and SOAR platforms
- Log analytics, rule creation, tuning, and threat hunting
- Familiarity with security frameworks
- Azure and M365 security configuration and alert investigation
- Dashboards and visualisation tools
- Firewalls (CheckPoint, VMware NSX)
- Windows Server and Desktop environments
- XDR solutions - tuning and alert investigation

Experience:

- Ideally, you'll bring around 5+ years' experience in a similar role
- Relevant qualifications in IT Security, GRC ect.
- A proactive, curious, and detail-oriented approach to problem-solving
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to simplify technical issues
- Confidence working with large data sets and security analytics tools

If interested, please apply today or contact Sam John at CPS Group for more information: (url removed)

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