Cyber Security Analyst

Salary: £55,000 - 95,000 per year

Requirements:

• We have experience in cyber security or a related technical field.
• We have a strong understanding of networks, cloud platforms, identity services, and security technologies.
• We maintain a good working knowledge of cyber security principles, common attack vectors, security controls, and defence-in-depth practices.
• We are confident supporting incident response, vulnerability management, risk and compliance activities, and security operations.
• Experience with Microsoft security solutions such as Defender, Sentinel, Purview, Entra, and Azure is desirable.
• Knowledge of security awareness training, phishing simulations, supplier assurance, and security reporting would be an advantage.

Responsibilities:

• We monitor security alerts, logs, and events across key platforms including SIEM, EDR/XDR, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, email security, cloud security, and network monitoring tools.
• We support timely incident response, containment, remediation, recovery, and post-incident review activity with internal teams and third-party providers.
• We maintain the vulnerability management programme, including scanning, prioritisation, remediation tracking, exceptions, and reporting.
• We support the ISMS, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus, PCI DSS, and relevant security governance, risk, and compliance activity.
• We maintain security risk, non-conformance, improvement, and information asset records, escalating material risks or decisions as required.
• We support audits, supplier assurance, project security reviews, access governance, data protection activity, and business continuity testing.
• We produce clear security reports, metrics, and updates for operational, management, and governance forums, and support awareness activity across the business.

Technologies:

• Azure
• Cloud
• Support
• Network
• Security

More:

We are seeking an experienced Cyber Security Analyst to join our team in Peterborough and help protect our systems, data, and information assets. Our IT team is primarily based in our Peterborough office and we pride ourselves on a friendly, inclusive culture with opportunities to get involved in office life, including social events, charity initiatives, volunteering opportunities, and team activities throughout the year. We offer a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including flexible benefits such as additional annual leave, health cash plans, and a cycle-to-work scheme, alongside flexible and agile working arrangements to support a positive work-life balance.

last updated 37 week of 2026