Cyber Security Specialist

Cyber Security Analyst

Hybrid Nottingham (1 day per week onsite) Full-time, 40 hours per week (Mon Fri, 9am 5pm)

Salary Up to £55,000 per annum depending upon experience

Are you a problem-solver who thrives on digging into complex security events, supporting colleagues, and strengthening an organisation s cyber resilience? If you enjoy analysing threats, improving processes, and collaborating closely with technical teams, this role is a great fit.

We re looking for a Cyber Security Operations Analyst who can bring expertise, curiosity, and clear communication to our growing security function.

What you ll be doing

In this hands-on, collaborative role, you ll be at the heart of our security operations. You will:

• Investigate alerts escalated by our outsourced SOC, validate impact, and assess risk
• Co-ordinate containment, remediation, and recovery with IT teams
• Oversee vulnerability scanning, prioritise fixes, and track remediation through to completion
• Support secure configuration, hardening, access reviews, and patch validation
• Maintain playbooks, security documentation, and audit-ready evidence
• Ensure logs reach the SIEM and work with the SOC to refine rules, tuning, and false positive reduction
• Produce clear reports on incidents, vulnerabilities, trends, and risks
• Partner with teams across the business to embed secure ways of working
• Contribute to security improvement projects and help uplift our overall security posture

You ll also play a key role in supporting compliance obligations such as ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and other regulatory requirements.

What You ll Get in Return

• 24/7 access to GPs, mental health support, and more for you and your family
• Thrive App NHS-approved mental wellbeing support
• Buzz Brights Apprenticeships & Buzz Learning access to 100s of online courses
• Buzz Brilliance Awards employee recognition scheme
• 5 weeks annual leave plus public holidays (pro-rated for part-time roles)
• Holiday Buy Scheme purchase an extra week of holiday (eligibility applies)
• 50% staff discount on bingo tickets, food, and soft drinks
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Life Assurance & Pension Scheme
• Access to trained Mental Health Advocates

What you ll bring

We d love to hear from you if you have:

• Proven experience investigating and responding to security alerts and incidents
• Hands-on knowledge of operational security tools (SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, vulnerability scanning, web/email gateways, etc.)
• Strong understanding of networks, operating systems, authentication, cloud platforms, and common attack techniques
• Experience with threat intelligence, attack simulation, or readiness exercises
• Familiarity with frameworks like ISO 27001, NIST CSF, PCI DSS, and UK GDPR
• Clear, confident written and verbal communication skills
• Experience supporting audits or managing security improvement projects
• A meticulous, analytical mindset and the ability to work effectively with both internal teams and external partners