Salary; Up to £50,000 DOE
Hybrid Role; Required to travel to our Peterborough offices or our London clients at least one day per week.
About Us; Technology Consulting Services (TCS) is an innovative consultancy providing cutting-edge technology solutions to a growing client base. We specialise in cybersecurity, cloud computing, and digital transformation, ensuring businesses remain secure in an ever-evolving threat landscape. As we continue to expand, we are looking for a Cyber Security Engineer to enhance our security capabilities, support our clients and help safeguard critical systems and data.
As a Cyber Security Analyst, you will play a critical role in threat detection, incident response, and digital forensics. You will be responsible for triaging and escalating security incidents, analysing attack vectors, and coordinating response efforts with cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, and legal teams.
This hybrid role requires candidates to work remotely, with one day a week travel to client sites.
Responsibilities:
Threat Detection & Incident Response:
-Monitor, analyse and triage security events, escalating threats to appropriate teams.
-Assist in responding to cybersecurity, policy, and privacy-related incidents.
Contain and remediate security breaches, leveraging Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs).
-Work with Cyber Defence, Privacy, Compliance, Legal, and Architecture teams to ensure incidents are handled effectively.
-Preserve digital evidence and document findings using forensically sound methods.
Security Operations & Analysis:
-Perform host-based digital forensics, primarily on Microsoft Windows systems (with some exposure to Linux/macOS).
-Conduct network forensics and analysis of logs, malicious artefacts, and structured/unstructured data.
-Identify and address deficiencies in security processes and tools, recommending corrective actions and security controls.
-Work with SIEM and EDR technologies to analyse threats and develop response strategies.
-Liaise with threat intelligence teams to improve security detection and mitigation.
Collaboration & Risk Management:
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to drive security best practices and policies across the organization.
- Integrate with security architects, privacy officers, and compliance teams to assess cyber risks and implement security measures.
- Contribute to incident response run-books and refine procedures for threat detection, forensic analysis, and response.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Experience in cybersecurity operations, including Incident Response, Digital Forensics, Threat Hunting, or Vulnerability Management.
- Strong understanding of attack vectors, current cyber threats, and security remediation strategies.
- Hands-on experience with SIEM, EDR, and asset isolation tools (e.g., CrowdStrike, Darktrace, Microsoft Sentinel).
- Network security expertise (including OSI Model, TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP).
- Experience analysing network data (packets, logs) and endpoint data (malicious artefacts).
- Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
- Scripting and automation skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash, KQL) for security operations and threat hunting.
Certifications & Qualifications (Preferred but Not Required):
- Bachelor’s Degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Digital Forensics (or equivalent work experience).
- Industry-recognized Cyber Security certifications, such as:
Security+, CCNA Cyber Ops, BTL1, BTL2, GCIH, CEH, CySA+, OSCP, CCSP.
Desirable Skills & Industry Experience:
- Knowledge of ISO 27001 standards, GDPR compliance, and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) frameworks.
- Experience with threat intelligence platforms and proactive cyber defence measures.
What We Offer:
- A competitive salary of up to £50,000/year (dependent on experience).
- Flexible working arrangements, allowing work-from-home with weekly office collaboration.
- Opportunities to work on diverse and challenging security projects in a dynamic environment.