Vulnerability Analyst - Nationwide, United Kingdom - Bestman Solutions Ltd

Description

Information Security Vulnerability Analyst – Permanent - £50,000 Annual

Bestman Solutions is working with a leading energy company in their search for a Vulnerability Analyst.

As a Vulnerability Analyst, you will play a vital role in identifying, prioritizing, and addressing vulnerabilities in the organization's networks, applications, and systems.

Key responsibilities:

• Select and implement appropriate vulnerability scanning tools for both IT and OT environments.
• Configure these tools to scan all assets regularly (e.g., daily, weekly) and identify potential vulnerabilities.
• Work with security teams during assessments and cyber exercises to identify vulnerabilities.
• Analyze the identified vulnerabilities based on severity, exploitability, and potential impact.
• Generate regular reports summarizing outstanding vulnerabilities, remediation plans, applied exceptions, and associated security risks.
• Assist the vulnerability manager in navigating approval processes for remediation efforts.

Qualifications:

• Experience in IT Infrastructure, or Network, with a focus in cloud infrastructure and hybrid environments.
• Extensive experience in identifying and managing security vulnerabilities. Prior experience in Qualys if preferred.
• Awareness of Cyber Security Frameworks and standards such as NCSC security principles, NIST Framework, ISO 27001, ISO27005, IEC62443 etc.
• Certifications desired: CompTIA Network+, Security+, CySA+, AWS Practitioner (or equivalents)

This is a hybrid role, but the organization is relatively relaxed on location. Interviews will commence swiftly