Data Security Investigations Analyst

Job Title: Data Security Investigations Analyst Location: London E14 5HU, UK Presence: Hybrid (1 day/week at office) Type: Contract Duration: 6 Months Job Description: Experience Required: * While this is considered an introductory role, we do need a year of experience in a security analyst role of some sort. * Our client is willing to be flexible on the specific nature of the analyst experience (i.e., it could be Incident Response, L1 Triage, GRC, or some other security analyst role). * The important part is that the ideal candidate should have at least a year of experience conducting investigations and producing high-quality reporting about investigation findings. Job Role: * Part of a team handling cases that arise around data security/data protection with our client. * Work with various departments to collate and confirm events that occurred through evidence gathering. * Collecting, processing, analysing, and disseminating data security assessments. * Perform timeline analysis on logs from various sources. * Identify anomalous network activity. * Identify vulnerabilities. * Prepare reports to present to legal/data privacy teams. Required: * General knowledge of Cyber Security. * Skill in analysing information from multiple sources. * Skill in performing data analysis. * Skill in performing log file analysis. * Problem-solving and analytical skills. * Awareness of controls and frameworks best practices. * Insight into threat detection and incident response. * Basic knowledge of network architecture. * Understanding of networks, systems, and software. Preferred: * One of (No order of preference): * CompTIA Security+ * CompTIA CySA+ * ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) * GIAC Security Essentials