Cyber Security Threat Hunting Analyst

Business Unit: Technology Operations & Cyber Security Cyber Detect and Respond
Salary range: Circa 35500 per annum Red Hot Benefits
Location:UK Hybrid Monthly travel to our Glasgow or Newcastle hub

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Our Team
Working in Cyber Security is a big deal as we play a key role in keeping Virgin Money safe. Were on an exciting journey with a big vision as we grow our team to enhance our security and cyber operations. This role is part of the Technology Operations and Cyber Security team. Well be working to identify threats to Virgin Money and the financial services sector and respond appropriately. Youll be playing an important role in helping us understand the threat landscape so we can protect ourselves from risk. This helps to inform our Cyber Strategy Culture and Education work as well as direct investments to mitigate risks and prevent and detect attacks.

Cyber Detect and Respond Operations Team supports the organisations overall Cyber Security capabilities specifically focusing on enhancing our security posture against attacks to ensure we remain available to customer and colleagues.

What youll be doing

• Identify and Respond: Quickly triage and respond to security alerts from various tools and channels.
• Hunt for Threats: Use advanced analytics and threat intelligence to uncover hidden threats.
• Develop Plans: Create and execute comprehensive threat hunting plans based on gathered data.
• Adapt Strategies: Stay flexible to evolving cyber threats and attack vectors.
• Improve Detections: Continuously refine hunt queries and actionable detections.
• Monitor Threats: Keep an eye on the threat landscape critical vulnerabilities and threat actors.
• Preempt Attacks: Adjust strategies to preempt new attack vectors.
• Create Playbooks: Develop and maintain hunting playbooks and checklists aligned with MITRE ATT&CK.

We need you to have

• Previous experience in cybersecurity focusing on security operations threat detection and incident response.
• SOC or Incident Response Experience with a proven background in security operations or incident response.
• Proficiency with SIEM tools (commercial or open source).
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK NIST and use of STIX and TAXII.
• Experience with Microsoft Sentinel Splunk and Wireshark.
• Willingness to cover flexible working hours and oncall duties

Its a bonus if you have but not essential

• Professional certifications such as CISSP CISM CEH GIAC or similar are highly desirable.
• ITIL Service Management process awareness (Change Incident & Problem Management processes).
• Experience of operational security controls and product stack
• Experience in working in an Agile environment

Red Hot Rewards

• Generous holidays 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if parttime)plus the option to buy more.
• Up to five extra paid wellbeing days per year.
• 20 weeks paid genderneutral family leave 52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt.
• Marketleading pension.
• Free private medical cover income protection and life assurance.
• Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work wellness and health assessments and critical illness.

And theres no waiting around youll enjoy these benefits from day one.

Feeling insatiably curious about this roleIf were lucky to receive a lot of interest we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out.

Were all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin so happy to talk flexible working with you.

Say hello to Virgin Money
Were making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UKs best digital bank. As a fullservice digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years were a workforce to be reckoned with and were putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in peoples lives. Were customerobsessed and work tirelessly to deliver on our purpose Making You Happier About Money. This means were able to do banking differently and by innovating and working together we can make a real difference by creating memorable moments and redhot experiences for our millions of customers. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work.

Be yourself at Virgin Money
Our purpose is to make people happier about money this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities. Were committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute speak up and be heard.

As a Disability Confident Leader were committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application contact our Talent Acquisition team

Its important to note that there may be occasions where its not possible to interview all candidates declaring a disability who meet the essential criteria for the job. In certain recruitment situations such as receiving a highvolume of applications we may need to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled and nondisabled applicants.

Now the legal bit
Living A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it) but well need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.

If youre successful in securing a role with us there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime it requires enhanced preemployment checks well ask for six years of regulatory references and once in the role youll be subject to periodic employment checks.