Job Description
Job Description Are you passionate about cyber security with a desire to learn and explore new skills? Legal and General is looking for a new Security Analyst to join our Security Operations Team in London. You'll be supporting the management of Security Operations, Security Incidents and Infrastructure Security for Legal & General. Using the latest threat intelligence to inform daily activities and proactive threat hunts to detect and respond to threat actors, you'll also work alongside other security analysts and security professionals with the aim of making L&G a harder cyber target. This is the ideal role for a Security Analyst looking for their next career move - please read on for more information! What you'll be doing Providing technical security expertise in response to security incidents occurring within L&G on a 24x7 basis Working in conjunction with the Security Operations Centre (SOC) service provider to provide Level 3 security event monitoring across Legal & General (e.g. collating security events gathered across sources, triaging events and managing security events as required to help ensure these are responded to in a timely and effective manner) Configuring security tools to design and implement use cases to ensure L&G has a mature level of detection and response Providing a Level 3 response (inputting technical and business expertise) for various security events and incidents such as intrusion, malware infections, network breaches and denial of service attacks to help ensure these are managed in a timely and effective manner Assisting in any required management information creation and collation such as dashboards for leadership and application owners to help ensure that risk events and changes in trends are easily detected and reported on Qualifications What we're looking for A working knowledge of tools used in detection and response such as XDR/EDR, Network Monitoring, SIEM A strong willingness to learn and seek out new skills beyond your current expertise An understanding of threat intelligence and how it can be used within Security Operations to build mature detection and response. An awareness of new and emerging threats with an ability to build in detection capability around this knowledge Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to exercise mature judgement Any certifications in infrastructure, networking or malware analysis would be beneficial Applying for the role If this sounds like your next career move, please submit a CV and covering letter outlining your passion for cyber security and fit for the role Additional Information When you commit to Legal & General, we’ll commit to you too. That means we’ll recognise and reward your hard work, your performance and your contribution. If you join us, you’ll get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, at least 25 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, life assurance, and Income Protection. You can participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice. We’re also proud to offer competitive family leave. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes. And then there are the many discounts we offer that you can take advantage of – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online offerings. Legal & General is a leading financial services group and major global investor, named Britain’s Most Admired Company in 2023, for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future. We aim to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone. If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel. We strive to be open, mindful and inclusive, so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs. If you’re open to find out more, we'd love to hear from you.