Senior Security Analyst

Senior Security Analyst

Senior Security Analyst

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire

8 hours ago

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Senior Security AnalystGlasgow | Personal Contract (dependent on skills and qualifications)Full-time | HybridCompetitive pension scheme – Enhanced maternity/paternity pay – Life assurance – HolidayPlus – Cycle2work Scheme & moreREQ5277We’re seeking a technical Senior Security Analyst to lead threat detection, incident response, and control validation across various cloud security platforms such as, but not exclusive to, Microsoft security suite, AWS workloads, CNAPP and CrowdStrike . You’ll drive operational benchmarking, automate reporting, and ensure UK compliance alignment (NCSC CAF, ISO 27001, NIST etc…).We deliver safety, warmth, and comfort to homes and businesses. Every role, whether in the office or on the front line, plays a key part in this mission. Here’s how you will contribute…Make final calls during incidents or policy debates, train and guide junior analystsHandle complex threats, lead incident response, and shape security policyOversee and lead investigations across various cloud security suitesDevelop and maintain KQL-based detection rules, hunting queries, and alert tuning strategies.Coordinate incident response playbooks across hybrid environments, including AWS EC2, Lambda, and containerized workloads.Contribute to the operational deployment and oversight of AI-driven security tooling, ensuring alignment with threat detection, SOC workflows and UK compliance standardsSOC workflows and UK compliance standardsOperational Benchmarking & ReportingBuild automated dashboards with tooling such as Power BI or Grafana, integrating various security tooling suitesBenchmark SOC metrics (MTTD, MTTR, alert fidelity etc…) against UK peers and internal SLAs.Deliver structured weekly reports with versioning and audit traceability. Security Control Valid