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Senior IT Security Analyst

United Kingdom - Towcester Northamptonshire💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-29 → 2026-09-25

Core

Senior IT Security Analyst leading complex investigations, improving security control maturity, and advising stakeholders on cyber risk.

Role type

Senior hands-on IC security analyst

Builds

Security operations processes, incident response capabilities, and risk reduction measures

Domain

Cyber security operations and governance

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Advanced security investigation, SIEM/EDR analysis, DLP policy design and tuning, MFA implementation and governance, vulnerability management, incident command, root cause analysis, security architecture assurance, detection engineering, control framework knowledge (NCSC, NIST, CIS, ISO/IEC 27001)

Preferred skills

CISSP, CISM, CISA certifications

Technologies

SIEM, EDR, DLP, MFA, cloud platforms, network security tools, vulnerability scanners

Responsibilities

Lead complex security investigations across endpoint, network, identity, email, cloud, and application data; coordinate response to significant cyber security incidents; translate technical findings into risk statements and prioritized remediation plans; own DLP and MFA control performance and exception governance; lead vulnerability prioritization and remediation planning; review proposed changes for security risks and control requirements; produce management information and define KPIs/KRIs for security operations; coach colleagues on investigation quality and evidence standards

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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