Cyber Security Analyst

SNG (Sovereign Network Group) is one of the largest housing groups in England. We provide over 85,000 homes and invest in local areas across the South, West and East of England, including London, as well as building thousands of new low-cost homes every year.

We're looking for an experienced Cyber Security Analyst to help protect our group from online threats and help build a safe, secure digital future for our customers, systems, and data. You'll be based either in our Wembley or Basingstoke office, with a mix of office and home working.

The Role

As an experienced Cyber Security Analyst, you'll play a key role in keeping our systems safe. Working closely with our external Security Operations Centre (SOC) and internal teams, you'll watch systems, respond to threats, and handle security issues. You'll need hands-on experience in network security checking, threat hunting work and managing firewall settings.

You'll also bring good knowledge of cloud security best practices including IAM, workload protection and secure setups of cloud services to meet our standards. You'll be part of a team-focused cyber security group that helps all areas of the business, making sure our systems, apps, and data stay secure and meet all needed rules and standards.

Key Tasks

Watch and check security alerts using SIEM and other security tools

Work with the SOC and internal teams to sort out and fix security issues, including reducing risks

Look for threats and check system logs

Update, maintain and improve our monitoring systems

Help and guide junior team members

Fix security weaknesses across our systems and cloud setups

Help check and manage firewall rules

Take part in an on-call rota for after-hours cyber issue response

What We're Looking For

At least 2 years of experience in a senior Cyber Security Analyst role or similar

Good knowledge of cyber security basics and best practices

Experience with SIEM tools, firewall and weakness management

Proven experience of log checking and KQL

Good knowledge of cloud, network, and device security concepts

Strong problem-solving skills and careful attention to detail

Good communication and record-keeping skills