Senior Cyber Security Operations Analyst

WPP IT provides IT services for WPP, the world’s largest communications services group. As a creative transformation company, WPP is helping its clients transform the future through extraordinary work. WPP IT is an integral part of that journey and we are proud to provide technology for some of the world’s most creative brands.

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Why we're hiring:

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Security Analyst to join our Growing Cyber Security team. The Senior Security Operations Analyst will be responsible for ensuring the effectiveness of WPPs cyber security detection, analysis and response capabilities. They will work with internal and external security analysts and stakeholders including engineers and incident responders to ensure that events are appropriately triaged and effectively resolved.  

Reporting into the Cyber Security Operations Lead, the role holder will lead a team of security analysts. They will oversee, mentor, coach and manage less experienced security analysts ensuring that the multi-national team is highly focussed, skilled and motivated. They will ensure that the security operations function continually improves, remains tuned to specific organisational threats and operates an effective security toolset. The role holder will be responsible for reviewing, improving,  maintaining and operating a suite of security incident response procedures and playbooks and develop and maintain requisite management reporting artefacts. 

What you'll be doing:

• Act as an escalation point for the less experienced SOC Analysts in the triage and response process 
• Act as a primary point of contact and support for Security Incident Responders  
• Oversee Managed Security Service Providers ensuring the are operating effectively and in line with contractual obligations 
• Lead security tooling configuration changes including tuning, filtering and dashboard management  
• Take responsibility for developing, maintaining, and operating requisite playbooks and detection capabilities 
• Provide relevant analysis in support of services such as threat hunting 
• Be responsible for post incident reporting 
• Lead, mentor and motivate a team of security analysts 
• Be the primary source of information on for indicators of compromise and threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures  
• Coordinate where necessary forensics, malware reverse-engineering, and additional reviews with internal and external specialists 
• Develop and deliver regular management reporting artefacts 
• Effectively manage internal and external stakeholder relationships 

What you'll need:

• At least 6 years' experience working within a SOC team  
• Previous Team Lead and/or Senior SOC Analyst experience 
• Proven ability to lead, mentor and develop less experienced security analysts 
• Ability to effectively liaise with engineering, architecture, network and system specialists 
• Expert knowledge of Security Incident & Event Management solutions (SIEM) 
• Knowledge of Security Orchestration, Automation & Response solutions 
• Knowledge of EDR solutions  
• ServiceNow experience preferable 
• Strong knowledge in Windows and preferably Mac 
• Cloud security skills preferable 

Who you are:

You’re open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You’re optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with confidence: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You’re extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we deliver extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, driven people – We champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and deliver projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?