Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd
Senior Cyber Security Analyst - Reading
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Cyber Security Analyst
Location: Reading
Working pattern: Hybrid, 2 days onsite per week
Salary: up to £60,000 + excellent benefits
We are currently partnering with an organisation that is hiring a Cyber Security Specialist to play a key role in strengthening and shaping its cybersecurity capability.
This is a hands-on, high-visibility opportunity for someone who wants to take real ownership of cybersecurity operations in an organisation where cyber is a genuine priority. You will join at an exciting time, with the chance to support a major cyber maturity programme, influence how security is embedded across the business, and help build a stronger long-term security function.
Why this role?
- Opportunity to take ownership of a broad and visible cybersecurity role
- Join at a key point in the organisation’s cyber and digital transformation journey
- Play a central part in improving cyber maturity and operational resilience
- Involvement in meaningful projects including SOC implementation and security tooling development
- Chance to become the go-to cyber specialist within the function
- Good work-life balance compared with many cyber operations roles
- Hybrid working and excellent benefits package
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The Role
- Blend of hands-on cyber operations and long-term security improvement work
- Day-to-day:
- Manage alerts
- Support incident response
- Oversee vulnerabilities
- Work with internal teams and partners
- Drive a cyber improvement programme, turning NIST review findings into practical actions
- Improve processes, controls, and overall cyber maturity
- Contribute to key initiatives: SOC development, security awareness, policy creation, ISO 27001 & Cyber Essentials Plus alignment
Core requirements
- Strong hands-on experience in cybersecurity operations
- Background in alert monitoring and incident response
- Experience with vulnerability management and exposure to threat hunting
- Strong understanding of cloud and end-user security
- Experience in Azure-focused or Microsoft-centric environments
- Exposure to tools such as Defender, and related Microsoft security tooling would be beneficial
- Experience supporting endpoint / device security, including Intune / MDM
- Ability to engage confidently with stakeholders across the business
- Comfortable supporting cyber awareness, training, and user education
- Experience contributing to or supporting frameworks / accreditations such as NIST, Cyber Essentials Plus, and ideally ISO 27001
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Desirable
- Experience working alongside external security providers or managed services
- Experience helping implement or support a SOC / SIEM capability
- Experience in an environment where security is operationally important and highly visible
- Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or similar
If this seems like a good fit, apply today and one of the team will be in touch to discuss further.
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