Cyber Security Analyst

Cybersecurity Analyst - Manchester - Hybrid Work

About IT Services

IT Services at the University of Manchester is a vibrant and fast-moving department, we focus on delivering excellent customer service and quality services for our staff, students and researchers.

The Team

You will be part of the Identity and Security group located within the University’s IT Security Operations team. IT Security Operations supports the business operations of the organisation through monitoring, prevention and the rapid mitigation of all incidents adversely impacting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of its information infrastructure and assets. The goal of the team is to ensure maximum operational uptime of mission critical IT systems needed by the organisation in its daily operations. Security Operations has four key areas of focus: incident response; network monitoring and intrusion detection; security testing and vulnerability management. Team members will be expected to work across all of these security functions as needed.

The Role

The Cyber Security Analyst plays a critical role in leading the efforts to keep the University’s systems and networks secure as part of the Tier 1 level of support. The role will be expected to engage with stakeholders across IT Services and the University to understand the security requirements and gauge the effectiveness of the team’s data security initiatives. To maintain the breadth and depth of knowledge, the Cyber Security Analyst will need to keep abreast of emerging technologies, security products and threats to ensure these are reflected in the University’s security standards and best practices. The role is also expected to have a have a basic knowledge across all security functions but will primarily be responsible for security monitoring and incident detection, investigation, and response.

The Person

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following:

• Experience of providing first-line support as part of a security operations team.
• Strong knowledge of Cyber Security principles, technologies and best practices.
• Experience with analysing event logs and recognising cyber intrusions or attacks.
• Experience using tools such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, antivirus and endpoint protection (e.g. Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint)
• Knowledgeable about network protocols and devices.
• Experience working with Windows, MacOS and Linux/Unix operating systems.

Salary / Package

This is a (grade 6) position offering a competitive salary (depending on experience), along with 29 days annual leave (plus 4 closure days over Christmas and 8 bank holidays), flexible working (office based at least two days a week) and an attractive pension scheme (up to 21% employer contributions).

The closing date for applications is on 05/03/2024.

Hays Technology have been retained by The University of Manchester to manage the recruitment of this role. For all enquiries, please contact Luke Struan-Robertson at Hays Technology.