Cyber Defence Analyst - Manchester, United Kingdom - ALDERMORE BANK PLC

ALDERMORE BANK PLC

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Please note these roles could be based in any of our office locations including Manchester, Reading, Cardiff or London. We work in a hybrid way, usually coming together once a week to collaborate.

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The Group Security Operations (SecOps) team which is a key part of the CISO function at Aldermore? Against an ever-changing backdrop of sophisticated threats, our mission is to "enable the business by protecting our digital assets, our customers and ourcolleagues from cyber enabled crime by identifying, protecting against, detecting and responding to cyber security related threats".

Our diverse team of SecOps specialists are responsible for assessing the threat landscape, reducing the Groups' attack surfaceand monitoring for and responding to malicious and suspicious activity across the enterprise.

Our team is growing - we have several permanent opportunities for experienced Cyber Defence Analysts to join our established team.

You'll play a vital role in securing and monitoring the Group's networks, responding to alerts, handling incidents, and workingto improve the security operations capability using tools and processes.

What's unique about these opportunities is that you'll get involved in everything from an event monitoring perspective as well as getting involved in project work too, including helpingus build our cloud capabilities and leveraging automation and integration.

You'll be empowered to bring to the table continuous improvement ideas, and in return we commit to supporting you in your professional development, including industry recognised training.

What would your day look like?

Operating as the first line of defence for Security Operations; detecting and responding to cyber security alerts and incidents
Operate in alignment to the MITRE ATT&CK framework we'll provide training on this
Oversight, monitoring and configuration of the team's Security Operations toolset.
Management, triage, and escalation of tickets within the Group's ITSM tool.
Creating and improving standard operating processes, use cases and incident response playbooks
Creating daily security operations reports and other management information such as reports and dashboards that can be used to measure and improve the Sec Ops function
Liaising with internal and external stakeholders as well as the Group's managed service providers
Allocated time for personal development and training

What do we expect of you?

A passion for cyber security and a willingness to learn, ask questions and share knowledge
Knowledge and experience of a wide range of topics and technologies including but not limited to
Microsoft technologies and their security capabilities including Windows 10/11, Azure/Active Directory and M36
Cloud technologies such as Azure, Oracle Cloud, Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services
SIEM monitoring solutions
Endpoint protection technologies such as EDR, AV, encryption and DLP solutions.
Previous experience in a similar role using similar tools as described above.
Ability to absorb, process and analyse large volumes of information as part of responding to alerts and incidents
Knowledge of different threats that a SOC/SecOps function would face such as phishing, malware and DDoS

What can you expect of us?

A friendly and flexible culture, the same as how we work with our customers
A growing organisation that means there's lots of opportunities to progress
A drive for continuous improvement, which you will be empowered to get behind from day one
A communicative, accessible and approachable ExCo.
A commitment to understanding and supporting your career goals and the provision of industry recognised training
And of course, you will be rewarded competitively, with a good range of core benefits and bonus potential

Let us tell you a bit more about us
We're a nimble and ambitious financial services specialist. Backing people to go for it in life and business.

We're UK-based supporting our customers across a range of products and services.

Aldermore Group was formed by bringing together two very successful businesses, Aldermore Bank and MotoNovo Finance, under the First Rand umbrella.

We thrive by saying "yes" to our customers.

We respect the ingenuity of entrepreneurs and their start-ups; we give first-timers a leg-up onto the property ladder; we open up the lending market to many; and thousands of customers chose Motonovo Finance everyweek to buy their next car, van or motorbike.

This is where you come in. We are on a journey. A journey defined by a destination; to deliver on our purpose.

The Company
We champion equality by supporting the exceptions to the rule and getting finance to where it's needed.

We lend the money people save with us, to people who want to get on in life; build businesses and create employment, buy property for people to live and work in, and purchase vehicles to move families and goods around.

The Benefits

As you would expect, we offer a competitive basic salary and reward package, and you'll also benefit from our commitment to investing in your professional development throughout your journey with us.

Benefits vary across the business depending on the role you do, but these will give you an idea of what to expect: