CareerPlan

Information Security Analyst (Remote in the UK)

Cheltenham, EnglandRemoteFull-time2026-10-16 → 2026-11-11
RemoteSecurity clearance required

Core

Protect company and customer data by monitoring threats, investigating security incidents, and implementing security measures to ensure privacy, integrity, and availability of information systems.

Role type

Information Security Analyst (UK SC Clearance required)

Builds

Security alerts, dashboards, policies, procedures, playbooks, and incident response actions.

Domain

Information Security / Cybersecurity

Required skills

Threat hunting, SIEM tools, log observability, vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, root cause analysis, security policy creation, network monitoring, cloud infrastructure knowledge, application security, Linux command line navigation, OWASP top 10, MITRE ATT&CK Framework.

Preferred skills

Security+ / GSEC / CompTIA CySA+ / Cisco Cyber Ops certifications, Azure / AWS, Microsoft Sentinel, Elasticsearch, Docker, containerization, SaaS application concepts, API security, secure configuration, AI tools for data analysis, knowledge of ChromeOS, Mac, Windows operating systems.

Technologies

Microsoft Sentinel, Elasticsearch, Azure, AWS, Docker, Linux, ChromeOS, Mac, Windows, SIEM tools, infosec testing tools.

Responsibilities

Respond to security alerts, escalate alerts requiring investigation, create new security alerts and dashboards, perform threat hunting, create Infosec policies and playbooks, monitor and respond to security incidents, perform root cause analysis, conduct security reviews and penetration testing, conduct vulnerability scanning and triage, monitor network changes for threats.

Seniority

Individual Contributor (IC), mid-level to senior based on experience requirements.