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Salary: £27,000 - 28,000 per year
Requirements: Knowledge of Security Operations Centre processes and day-to-day cyber monitoringWorking knowledge of typical SOC toolsets, including SIEM, EDR, Vulnerability Management, and Email Security gateway toolsGood technical knowledge of fundamental cyber security conceptsStrong troubleshooting and analytical skillsAbility to interpret complex technical information and identify relevant patterns or trendsExperience working with ITIL processes, including incident, problem, change, and request managementProactive approach to taking ownership of technical issues and progressing them through to resolution Responsibilities: Monitor the Security Operations Centre and ensure appropriate coverage across networks, hardware, and softwareInvestigate and support the resolution of cyber security incidentsTriaging security issues according to their priority, risk, and potential impactProactively identify opportunities to reduce the likelihood and impact of security incidentsSupport cyber assurance activities, including Cyber Essentials Plus and wider government security requirementsAssist with annual cyber assurance assessments and certification renewalsSupport penetration testing and phishing simulation exercises across projects and business-as-usual activitiesReview security architectures and assess the potential impact of vulnerabilities across existing and future systemsSupport the implementation of proactive security technologies and controlsResearch emerging security technologies and consider how they could be used within the organisationCommunicate security concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholdersSupport wider IT service delivery activities and technology project rollouts where requiredOccasionally travel between organisational locations to support users, technical environments, and project delivery Technologies: HardwareSupportITILSecurity More:
We are a public sector organisation based in Liverpool offering a junior Cyber Security Analyst role on a fixed-term contract until the end of April 2027, with a possibility of becoming permanent. The role offers a salary of £28,800 plus public sector benefits, hybrid working with two days onsite each week, and flexible working arrangements. We provide a defined benefit pension scheme, good annual leave entitlement, professional development and training opportunities, and exposure to SOC operations, incident response, cyber assurance, and security testing within a broader cyber security and digital technology function.
last updated 38 week of 2026