Cyber Security Vulnerability Analyst

Posted 30 June 2022
Salary £400 - £450 per day
LocationCity of London
Job type Contract
Discipline Public Sector
ReferenceBBBH135410_1656591962
Contact NameCharles Matthews

Job description

Role: Cyber Security Vulnerability Analyst

Contract Length: 6 Months

Rate: £400-450 per day (Inside IR35)

Location: London

Required Clearance: SC Clearance is highly desirable but not essential. Candidates will need to be eligible to go through security clearance.

Vulnerability Management

  • In this role you will manage the creation and implementation as well as lead the development of vulnerability assessments. This will be for our main IT estates including application vulnerability assessments and infrastructure vulnerability assessments.
  • You will manage the triage of vulnerabilities, ensure mitigation measures are implemented and manage the life cycle of vulnerability management.

Continuous Improvement

  • Continuous improvement is a key component of the role, and this will include developing vulnerability assessment templates and test scripts to meet common organisational objectives.
  • These include but aren't limited to regulatory compliance, patch management and internal audit functions.
  • You will be tasked with using these assessments to create regular reporting and metrics for service owners across the business as to the current vulnerability states for the environments that they are responsible for.

Threat Intelligence & Situational Awareness

  • You will be actively identifying and leveraging threat intelligence from a variety of open and closed sources to inform strategic vulnerability mitigation measures.
  • To do this effectively you'll need to stay ahead of the curve with developments in cyber security and have a mature understanding of the wider threat landscape.
  • You will be tasked with using these insights to maximise coverage and recommend ways to take advantage of existing and new technologies and techniques.

Mentoring, Outreach and Education

  • You will need to be able to explain the need for effective vulnerability management processes as well as the implications across the business of poor visibility and performance across our tooling.
  • Engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders across the wider organisation to raise awareness of high-profile vulnerabilities and remediation activities.