Lead External Attack Analyst

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Job description

Lead External Attack Analyst

Based in Preston/Frimley (Hybrid)
60,000 - 70,000 per annum + 10% bonus
Must be eligible for SC Clearance

What you'll be doing:

• Maintains the Global Attack Surface Management service to ensure perimeter assets are known and tested, and Shadow-IT assets are discovered and brought into governance
• Assists with complex purple team operations by providing subject matter expertise on the available attack surface and known weaknesses
• Ensures external attack surface assessments, highlights perimeter risks. Ensures resolution is being conducted in line with documented process
• Identifying security weaknesses and misconfigurations ensuring they are raised with the appropriate resolver groups
• Checking and protecting through monitoring, the global external attack surface and performing continual testing of security controls
• Leading on policy implementation, high standards and best practices within Attack Surface Management and Active Defence
• Is responsible for specific work areas and provides mentorship and expertise to others in the team
• Supports the Active Defence Manager when required, particularly on forecasting future team operations
• Is a subject matter expert (SME) on emerging threats

Your skills and experiences:
Essential:

• Broad and detailed experience of technologies including but not limited to VPN appliances, Firewalls, Attack Surface Management, IDS/IPS, Endpoint Protection, Microsoft Operating Systems, Linux, TCP/IP, Networking, Cloud, CDN's, Web Server's, Open-Source tooling, and Vulnerability Management
• A good technical background with a detailed knowledge of cyber security, computer networks and operating systems
• Analytical background and is comfortable analysing and interpreting large and complex data sets and articulating the story behind any observations along with providing conclusions and recommendations
• Detailed knowledge of the current threat landscape, the TTPs frequently employed in those attacks and how we can investigate and mitigate these
• Is experienced in interpretation of threat intelligence and will work on complex issues with little need for supervision or support
• Knowledge and demonstrable experience of the MITRE ATT&CK framework

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