Cybersecurity Analyst

Cybersecurity Analyst

Location: London (Remote)Reporting to: Director of Cybersecurity Operations Employment Type: Permanent | Exempt

The Opportunity

We are working with a leading international law firm to recruit a Cybersecurity Analyst to join its Cybersecurity Operations Group. This role plays a critical part in protecting a complex global technology environment through continuous monitoring, threat detection, and incident response.

The successful candidate will work closely with security and IT stakeholders, contributing to the organisation's defensive capabilities while remaining at the forefront of the evolving threat landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse security events across networks, endpoints, and cloud environments using SIEM, EDR, and related security tools, in line with documented SLAs.
• Investigate, respond to, and resolve security incidents and alerts, ensuring timely detection, containment, and remediation.
• Perform triage and root cause analysis of incidents, collaborating with IT and other teams to address underlying security issues.
• Conduct email threat analysis using both manual techniques and dedicated tooling.
• Contribute to security programmes such as Vulnerability Management and Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI).
• Apply strong knowledge of attack lifecycles, common vulnerabilities, cyber-attack techniques, and core networking concepts.
• Maintain accurate documentation, identify process gaps, and support operational reporting and metrics.
• Prioritise tasks effectively to meet deadlines while maintaining a high level of attention to detail.
• Participate in an on-call rota and provide occasional weekend or holiday coverage as required.
• Stay current with emerging threats, industry trends, and active threat campaigns.
• Undertake additional duties as appropriate in support of the wider cybersecurity function.

Skills & Experience Required

• 2-3 years' experience in an Information Security or Cybersecurity role.
• Strong understanding of cyber defence practices and modern attack techniques.
• Hands-on experience with security technologies such as EDR, XDR, SIEM, SOAR, IDS, and IPS.
• Experience in vulnerability analysis, security alert analysis, incident response, and email threat analysis.
• Ability to read and understand scripting and query languages such as PowerShell, Python, SQL, or KQL (desirable).
• Excellent analytical and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to investigate issues independently and make sound judgments.
• Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills, with a strong sense of intellectual curiosity.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within a team environment while demonstrating flexibility and initiative.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field (optional).
• Industry certifications such as GIAC, ISACA, CompTIA, and/or ISC2 are preferred.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to join a highly skilled cybersecurity team within a global law firm.
• Exposure to complex, enterprise-scale security operations.
• A remote working environment with strong professional development opportunities.

If you are interested in learning more or would like to apply, please submit your CV for consideration today.

Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to all enquiries. If you have not received a response within 72 hours, please assume you have not been shortlisted at this stage, however thank you for taking the time to apply.

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