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Analyst, Cybersecurity

Abacus - Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Still listed by Abacus · checked today · posted 2 Oct 2026 (4 days ago)

Overview:

As a Cybersecurity Analyst, you will have the opportunity to work with a broad number of clients, and platforms, triaging alert escalations and incident handling when necessary. We are looking for an energetic individual who is passionate about Technology and Cybersecurity to join our growing IT Security team!

Responsibilities (including, but not limited to the following):

High interaction with the Security, Engineering and Service teams, and respond to escalated issues from our tier 1 analysts in a timely fashion

Respond and action escalations from our MDR provider and work with our engineering team and clients to improve detection and response capabilities whilst maintaining health and security of our platform

Utilize interpersonal and technical skills to effectively communicate with management, peers, and clients

Maintain an awareness of security and control issues in emerging technologies

Ability to scope, implement and support new security projects/initiatives

Ownership and follow up of pending issues to resolution

Skills

Familiarity with industry standard tools and applications (such as Rapid7, Palo Alto, SentinelOne, KnowBe4)

Familiarity with industry standard SIEM, Anti-Virus, Email/Spam Filtering, Asset

Monitoring tools. (Working knowledge with SIEM query languages, Palo Alto Panorama, SentinelOne, Nagios, Mimecast, or Proofpoint)

Ability to navigate and utilize a ticketing system (such as ServiceNow)

Experience with change management and security remediation processes

Experience with security documentation, technical and policy writing

Ability to deliver technical/security information or concepts in a user-friendly format

Takes ownership and excels in both independent and team project work

Ability to work under pressure and with short deadlines

Must have availability to occasionally work nights and weekends

Qualifications

Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in a security operations team, system engineering or

technical security role

A Bachelor’s Degree in MIS, Computer Science or similar focus

Microsoft Certified (MCSE) or equivalent certification a plus

Security Certificate (current or within 6 months of hire) such as; CompTIA CySA, Security+ and Network+ CISA, ISC-2 CC

The benefits package consists of:

  • Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)
  • Gym discount
  • Life insurance
  • Comprehensive travel insurance for you and your family in line with scheme rules
  • Confidential well-being and counselling support
  • Competitive Compensation
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Company events
  • Private Medical and Dental Insurance

If you feel you have the necessary experience to go forward for this role, please apply now. We'd love to see your CV.

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