Cyber Operations Analyst

Your new company
A large and well-known higher education institution within Glasgow. This company are in the midst of an IT transformation with both BAU work and multiple projects ongoing. They have a fantastic team culture with a real focus on employee well-being, whilst still meeting their deliverables and offering a chance to develop your career.

Your new role
As a Cyber Security and Ops Analyst, you will be responsible for monitoring threats and use your experience to effectively mitigate and nullify these risks in response. You will also be required to use, grow and maintain a wide-ranging knowledge of the organisations chosen security technology and ops processes and be comfortable utilising this to proactively resolve arising incidents. In addition, you will be comfortable enhancing and improving the existing security controls and troubleshoot and advise end users and stakeholders to reduce the frequency of incidents, automating where appropriate.

What you/'ll need to succeed
The ideal candidate will have experience of the following.

• Demonstrated the ability to create and implement new work procedures that are integrated into standard operations.
• Proficient in tools such as Microsoft Defender and Sentinel.
• Proficient in prioritising tasks and managing workloads effectively, with the ability to translate strategic goals into actionable plans.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with technical specialists, business stakeholders, and senior management.
• Skilled at producing clear and concise assessments of technical matters, and explaining complex concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Proven planning skills, with the ability to independently plan and manage workload in a fast-paced environment.

What you/'ll get in return

• Salary up to £40,000
• Hybrid Working environment
• Great career, progression and training opportunities.
• Fantastic pension contributing up to 25%.

What you need to do now

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