IT Security Analyst

Posted 28 April 2023
Salary £55000 - £65000 per annum
LocationBirmingham
Job type Permanent
Discipline DevelopmentInfrastructure ​
ReferenceML-43-18
Contact NameMorgan Lingard

Job description

IT Security Analyst
Birmingham (Hybrid)
12-Month FTC

£55,000 - £65,000 + Excellent Benefits

Digital Waffle is working in partnership with a provider of software development, data analysis, and marketing. This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic IT Security Analyst.

Job Role
The IT Security Analyst will support our Information Security capabilities to ensure the firm operates in compliance with regulatory, client, and industry requirements for cybersecurity. In this role, you will be responsible for monitoring, managing, and closing compliance issues while ensuring internal systems meet security control standards.
  • Conduct access certification audits and identifies non-compliant permissions
  • Evaluate firm compliance with key security policies and ISO requirements, document variations for remediation
  • Generate actionable metrics for leadership review
  • Identify and support the creation of policies and procedures to improve process compliance
  • Update security risk register and findings, and manage updates as appropriate
  • Maintain internal team documentation
  • Follow up on questions, problems, or suggestions and respond to employee inquiries with the appropriate level of urgency

Requirements What do you need?
  • 2+ years experience within the field of cybersecurity and information risk management or internal controls testing.
  • Experience evaluating controls over IT processes.
  • Familiarity with security control frameworks, such as ISO27001, NIST CSF, NIST 800-171.
  • Familiarity with various security compliance tools, such as SailPoint, Tenable, Microsoft Security Suite.
  • Keen attention to detail and accuracy in order to analyze documents.
  • Broad knowledge of risk management, access governance, and third-party risk.