Senior Security Analyst (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Senior Security Analyst (Cybersecurity): Leading threat hunting, incident response, and detection engineering for UK public sector digital services with an accent on cloud security and framework alignment. Focus on mentoring junior analysts, building automated triage workflows, and translating threat intelligence into actionable security outcomes.

Location: Must be based in the UK (Hybrid work available from Bristol, London, Manchester, or Swansea offices). SC clearance eligibility required (5 years UK residency).

Salary: £50,000–£60,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global helps UK public sector organisations build and run secure, user-centred digital services.

What you will do

• Lead threat hunts and intrusion investigations, mapping adversary activity against MITRE ATT&CK.
• Author, tune, and peer-review detection content using a detections-as-code approach.
• Coordinate incident response across engineering and analyst teams, ensuring clear communication with stakeholders.
• Build SOAR playbooks and automation to reduce analyst toil and improve triage consistency.
• Align security operations with UK public sector standards like NCSC CAF and GovAssure.
• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to shared SOC standards and practice-level repositories.

Requirements

• Must be eligible for UK Security Check (SC) clearance (5 years UK residency and employment history).
• Foundational operational security credential (e.g., SSCP, CompTIA Security+).
• Hands-on experience with major SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Elastic Security).
• Working knowledge of cloud security event investigation (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience framing security findings in risk terms for non-technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with UK government security frameworks (NCSC CAF, GovAssure).

Nice to have

• Certifications: CCSP, CASP+, or HTB CDSA.
• Experience applying structured analytical techniques (ACH).
• Background in agile or Kanban-based team models.

Culture & Benefits

• 30 days of paid annual leave.
• Flexible working hours and hybrid remote working policy.
• Flexible parental leave options.
• Individual benefits allowance for health cash plans or pension contributions.
• Paid counselling, financial, and legal advice.
• Active communities of practice and social wellbeing calendar.