Digital Forensic & Incident Response Analyst

Sales & Marketing
Midlothian
December 20, 2024
Permanent
Urgent

Job Description

EndDate

Thursday 19 December 2024

SalaryRange

£45,954 -£51,060

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Hybrid Working, Job Share

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JobDescription

JOBTITLE: Digital Forensic &Incident Response Analyst

SALARY:£45,954 -£51,060

LOCATION(S): Edinburgh

HOURS: Full-time

WORKINGPATTERN: Our work style ishybrid, which involves spending at least two days per weekcurrently, or 40% of our time, at our office location.

Aboutthisopportunity

Weare recruiting a new Security Analyst to support across one ofthese three core services: Threat Hunting, Incident Response,Malware Analysis and Digital Forensic Investigations. Thesuccessful candidate will need to have a strong technicalbackground with experience in at least one of the three disciplinesdetailed above, as well as significant and in-depth knowledge ofspecific Cyber Security applications and/ or processes. Thecandidate would also be expected to act as a Subject Matter Expert(“SME”) for security incidents and provide support and guidance asrequired.

Welove to do things differently in Chief Security Office (CSO). Weencourage our employees to challenge the status quo and to come upwith new and innovative idea. We’re focused on creating avalues-led culture and are committed to building a workforce whichreflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve.Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all ourcolleagues can make a real difference.

Sounds an exciting prospect, right?

What you’ll be doing as our new SecurityAnalyst:
As our Security Analyst you’llsupport across one of three core services within the DigitalForensics and Incident Response (DFIR) team; Incident Response,Malware Analysis, Digital Forensic Investigations and ThreatHunting. You will have a proven technical background withexperience in at least one of the three disciplines detailed above,as well as significant and in-depth knowledge of specific CyberSecurity applications and/ or processes. You would also be expectedto act as a Subject Matter Expert for security incidents and is ‘onpoint’ to provide support and guidance as required.

The Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR)team’s role is to ensure the integrity of the Lloyds Banking Groupcorporate network whilst maintaining situational awareness. This isdone by hunting for unidentified threats, responding to andcontaining cyber security incidents, and performing forensicanalysis where required in order to protect the bank, ourcolleagues and its customers.

The day to dayas our SecurityAnalyst:

  • Manageyour own workload effectively, keeping all stakeholders engaged andupdated when working on an incident, including confirmingtimescales ofactivity

  • Completecomprehensive and robust investigation of the case or task in hand,ensuring where an active threat has been identified that it isescalated/contained in a timely, effectivemanner

  • Alwaysconsider the risks to theGroup

  • Identifyshortcomings and suggest improvements to existing processes andprocedures

  • Maintainthe highest levels ofconfidentiality

  • Keepyourself up to date with changes to the external threat landscapeand how that impacts theteam

WhyLloyds Banking Group

Likethe modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions inour people, data, and tech to transform the way we meet theever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing withpurpose. Join us on our journey and you willtoo.

Whatyou’llneed

  • Experiencewithin Security Operations or a similarrole

  • Awareness of CyberSecurity industry related standardmethodology

  • Good knowledgeand understanding of Windows and Linux operatingsystems

  • Good understandingof TCP/IP and underlying networkprotocols

  • Knowledge andexperience of investigating using any Event Detection and Response(EDR) and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)toolsets

  • Knowledge of anyscripting languages (e.g. Python, Perl, Shell,VBA)

  • Produce quality andtimely reporting for incidents and forensicinvestigations

  • Strongattention todetail

  • Diagnostic skills andan ability to analyse technical information from varioussources

  • Knowledge of threatsfrom both internal and externalsources

  • Demonstrablesystematic and analytical approach to problem solving with theability to resolve specific security issues orevents

Anyexperience of these would be reallyuseful

  • Knowledgeof CISSP, CISM, GIAC, CEH and similar security relatedqualifications

  • Goodunderstanding of other technologies (e.g. firewalls, proxies,IDS/IPS)

  • Knowledgeof processes and toolsets used in forensicsinvestigations

  • Knowledgeof processes and toolsets used in security incident detection andhandling

  • Experienceof performing analysis during security incidents to support theresponseprocedures

Aboutworking for us

Our focusis to ensure we’re inclusive every day, building an organisationthat reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all itsforms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be theirbest, regardless of background, identity, or culture. We were oneof the first major organisations to set goals on diversity insenior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicatedWorking with Cancer initiative. And it’s why we especially welcomeapplications from under-represented groups. We’re disabilityconfident. So, if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made toour recruitment processes, just let usknow.

Wealso offer a wide-ranging benefits package, whichincludes:

  • Agenerous pension contribution of up to15%

  • An annualperformance-relatedbonus

  • Share schemesincluding freeshares.

  • Benefits you canadapt to your lifestyle, such as discountedshopping.

  • Generous holidayallowance, with bank holidays ontop

  • A range of wellbeinginitiatives and generous parental leavepolicies

Wantto do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference tomillions of people? Join ourjourney.

At Lloyds BankingGroup, we’re driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper.Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a differenceto customers, businesses and communities. With us you’ll have a keyrole to play in shaping the financial services of the future,whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you’ll have manyopportunities to learn, grow anddevelop.

We keep your data safe. So,we’ll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitiveinformation once you have formally been invited along to aninterview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when werun our background checks. We’ll always explain what we needand why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds BankingGroup person.

We’re focused oncreating a values-led culture and are committed to building aworkforce which reflects the diversity of the customers andcommunities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusiveworkplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to makea real difference.

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