Cyber Security Analyst

Primary DetailsTime Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

Cyber Security Analyst

London

Permanent (Hybrid)

At QBE, our purpose is to enable a more resilient future.

We are an international insurer and reinsurer with a local presence in 27 countries.

The Opportunity

We're looking for a Cyber Security Analyst to join our Global Security Operations team on a full time, permanent basis. In this role, you'll provide effective and proactive response to cyber security-related incidents and enquiries to better protect QBE’s assets and services.

Your new role

Reporting to our Global Security Operations Lead, you'll use your security skills and knowledge to classify, analyse, prioritise and remediate security alerts/events of interest that have been triaged and escalated by Tier 1 Security Analysts team in Philippines.

You'll also advise business partners in the event of a security incident, and support incident management and escalation processes to the appropriate Application and System Owners.

Other responsibilities:

• Contribute to the planned developments and changes in order to ensure relevancy, compliance and optimal delivery
• Contribute to the ongoing development of security operations “best practice” and support continuous improvement
• Provide guidance regarding security technical support, and influence peers in following best practice
• Implement security initiatives aimed at improving the existing infrastructure
• Execute threat hunting activities using various proprietary and open source tools to identify current and emerging threats that pose a risk to QBE
• Document incidents, requests and problem management information to ensure required compliance standards/SLAs are achieved
• Use security tools and resources to correlate suspicious events, providing context around the event, determine root cause and provide regular updates and recommend modifications to existing systems and procedures
• Perform deep-dive incident analysis of various data sources by analysing and investigating security related logs against short and medium-term threats and IOCs
• Execute vulnerability and web application assessments; provide analysis and recommendations to mitigate potential threats

About you

You'll have an experience with ITSM technology such as ServiceNow or equivalent and knowledge of MS threat detection technology such as Defender and Sentinel or equivalent.

Other skills you'll need:

• Experience of security solutions and technologies, such as: Windows, Linux, Networking, Security Architecture

• Experience and knowledge of packet flow/TCP/UDP traffic, Firewall and proxy technologies, cloud solutions, anti-virus, static and dynamic malware analysis techniques

• Experience of performing analytics with different types of logs, i.e. Network, active directory, database, DNS, Firewall, Proxies, host-based security, Cloud and applications logs etc

• Experience in handling security incidents at all levels related to incident response

• Experience in managing 2nd/3rd level security events

• Experience on known SIEM, Log Correlation and Case Management Tools

• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

• Knowledge of various security frameworks and methodologies such as OWASP 10, SANS TOP 25, NIST Incident Reponses, CERT Model, Diamond Model, MITRE ATT&CK, and the Extended Cyber Kill Chain

Why QBE? At My Best 

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA - because we know it’s not just what we do that matters, it’s how we do it that makes the difference.  In addition to this, we also offer flexible parental leave for both parents and have several employee network groups that support and empower our diverse workforce.

At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://qbeeurope.com/careers/flex-qbe/). 

#LI-Hybrid

Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include:

5-star Diversity, Equity and inclusion (DEI) awards, 2023 Winner - Insurance Business Canada 

Employer of the Year 2022 Winner – Insurance Insider

British Claims Awards 2022 Winner - InsurTech Award 

Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards 2022 Winner - Claims Product Solution of the Year 

Working Families Best Practice Awards 2021 Finalist for: Best COVID-19 Response  

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2022 Shortlisted for: Best Customer Care, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year 2022, Specialist Insurer of the Year (for Construction), General Insurer of the Year 

We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent

Inclusion of Diversity

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in.

We know that diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our customers.  

ESG & Sustainability

At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future.  Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE’s sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning impact investment initiative ‘Premiums4Good’, please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report (Link).

About QBE

We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage. 

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. 

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities. 

With more than more than 11,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind. 

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too? 

Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen! 

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website.

What next?

If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to apply! Simply click the “apply” button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role. 

Please make the Talent Acquisition aware should there be any reasonable adjustments that may need to be made for the interview and the remainder of the recruitment process.

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen! 

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.