Cyber Security Analyst
Job summary
The Cyber Security Analyst supports the Trust's cyber security operations by carrying out day-to-day monitoring, analysis, and assurance activities to help protect clinical and corporate systems and sensitive patient data. Working under the direction of senior cyber security staff, the postholder will play a key operational role in identifying vulnerabilities, responding to alerts, supporting incident response, and ensuring remediation actions are tracked and completed.
This is a hands-on, operational role suited to someone developing their cyber security career within a highly regulated NHS Trust environment.
Main duties of the job
- Cyber Security Operations
- Vulnerability Management
- Ticket & Case Management
- Assurance & Compliance Support
- Collaboration & Communication
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.
We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Degree, apprenticeship, or equivalent experience in Cyber Security, IT, or a related discipline.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional and personal development particularly with regards to remaining current with infrastructure and security technology and best practice.
- Microsoft SC-200 qualification
- CompTIA Security+
Knowledge & Experience
- Experience working in an IT or cyber security role, with exposure to operational security activities.
- Practical experience of vulnerability scanning, reporting, or patch management.
- Experience managing tickets or cases within an IT service management environment.
- Basic understanding of cyber security principles, threats, and controls.
- Awareness of working in a regulated environment, ideally within healthcare or the public sector.
- Understanding of NHS environments and systems
- Evidence of active self progression, such as Try Hack me.
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with all levels and types of staff.
- Able to communicate IT matters to non technical staff effectively.
- Experience of working in a collaborative team, sharing and supporting, working as a team to resolve and/or make improvements
- Experience with communication to Senior staff on matters of importance
Planning/ organisational
- Experience of multitask working.
- Proven ability to organise self, prioritise work effectively and to deliver to tight deadlines.
- Able to work under pressure with changing and sometimes conflicting priorities, with limited supervision.
- Able to work flexibly and in partnership with others.
- Capacity for independent working.
- Able to plan, schedule and monitor own work within a limited time horizon, using applicable methods, procedures tools, equipment and standards effectively with only occasional reference to Management.
Technical
- Good understanding of Microsoft core systems (Server, AD, Exchange), O365 admin
- Demonstratable experience and understanding working with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and other Office 365 applications.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
- Demonstratable experience and understanding of PC hardware, software and associated peripherals.
- Good understanding of networking - Firewalls, IP's and routing.
- Understanding of NHS environments and systems / clinical systems.
- Working experience of tools such as Nessus and Ivanti
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trust Headquarters
Mole Business Park, 18 Randalls Rd
LEATHERHEAD
KT22 7AD
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us