Our client is an exciting, scaling company that provides a wide range of proactive Cyber Security solutions, they love the hunt and proactively keep their clients safe by spotting threats, improving security and making a real difference to their clients, from their platform through to Bug sweeps.
Cyber Security Analyst / Threat Advisor
Location: Market Deeping - On-Site - Monday to Friday.
Salary: Negotiable Dependent upon experience. Good Benefits
Our client will invest heavily in your training and development, this is a real opportunity to progress your career in the field of Cyber Security.
Ideally you will have a great understanding of:
- M365 Security
- AWS Security principles and configurations
- Vulnerability management (Qualys), network security and threat analysis.
Our client will invest heavily in your training and development, this is a real opportunity to progress your career in the field of Cyber Security.
Key Skills
Technical Security Skills
- Microsoft 365 Security: Understanding of M365/Azure security architecture, identity controls, conditional access policies, privileged roles, email security, device posture, and tenant-wide exposure analysis
- AWS Security: Working knowledge of AWS security principles and configurations
- Vulnerability Management: Proficient in Qualys or similar vulnerability scanning tools with ability to interpret, prioritise, and contextualise findings
- Network Security: Solid understanding of firewall architectures, rule assessment, network segmentation, and how attackers abuse network trust
- Threat Analysis: Ability to identify attack paths, assess misconfiguration risks, and understand how small weaknesses combine into exploitable compromise chains
Analytical & Investigative Skills
- Threat Hunting Mindset: Ability to think like an attacker and reason like a defender
- Critical Analysis: Assess intent, likelihood, and impact rather than relying solely on automated scores
- Investigation Skills: Treat alerts as investigations - validate issues, assess relevance, and determine appropriate escalation
- Security Tool Evaluation: Independently assess security tools for effectiveness, identify gaps, duplication, and misalignment
Advisory & Communication Skills
- Client Advisory: Act as trusted cyber advisor to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Clear Communication: Explain complex security risks in plain language without fear-mongering or jargon.
- Prioritisation Guidance: Help clients understand what to fix first and why, with clear reasoning and guidance.
- Stakeholder Management: Comfortable responding to questions, explaining findings, and guiding security decisions.