Senior Information Security Analyst
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Job Summary
Senior Information Security Analyst.
Salary:52000 per annum.
Location:Remotemust be located permanently in the UK.
Contract:Permanent 35 hours per week.
Benefits:
29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays with up to 5additional days for continuous service andoption to buy or sell leave.
Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
Flexible maternity adoption and paternity packages.
Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
Blue Light Card eligibility with 15000 national retailers discounts.
Why Action for Children
Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that when we work together we can makea huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable childrens lives.
A bit about the role
We are looking for a highly motivated dynamicSenior Information Security Analyst on a full-time permanent contract reporting to the Head of Information Security.
You will be instrumental in providing frontline expertise to run day-to-day information security controls lead technical response to incidents and deliver agreed improvements that protect Action for Childrens people data and services.
How youll help to create brighter futures
Leading first response to significant security events to include coordinating stakeholders and suppliers.
Operating and improving preventative and detective controls through assurance triage quality and timely resolution.
Coordinating identification and remediation with Technology teams and to maintain secure configuration baselines and tracking exceptions to closure.
Promoting authentication and access practices including joiner/mover/leaver and privileged-access safeguards.
Front-line point of contact for higher-risk suppliers/services.
Designing and delivering targeted awareness activity.
Maintaining accurate records metrics and artefacts.
Authoring and maintaining clear operating procedures/playbooks; streamlining or automating repetitive tasks.
Lead responsibility for the monthly and quarterly security MI for the function.
Lets talk about you
Relevant security qualification (e.g. Security SSCP CySA CISSP GCIH) orequivalent professional experience.
Demonstrable experience in security operations within a live service environment including working with managed detection/response partners.
Demonstrable incident response leadership of calm execution.
Practical knowledge of vulnerability configuration and access management in modern cloud/SaaS environments.
Experience producing and maintaining policies standards runbooks and assurance evidence.
Proven track record of process improvement/automation with measurable service benefits.
MI/KPI experience: producing senior-audience packs explaining trends and recommending actions.
Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.
Contact:email us atquoting reference 12675.
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Closing Date:Wednesday 25th February 2026.
Interviews will be held via MS Teams week commencing 2nd March 2026.
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for thisrole.
Diversity equality andinclusion
AtActionforChildrenwerededicatedto building a diverseinclusive and authentic workplace.
Weactivelyencourageapplicationsfrom Black Asian &MinorityEthnic and disabled candidates as they areunder-representedwithinActionforChildren. We want to takedeliberateand purposefulactionto ensure equalopportunityto all groups in society and forActionforChildren.
See below for further information about working with us:
Action for Children Employee Benefits
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- IT Experience
- Splunk
- IDS
- Cybersecurity
- FIPS
- PCI
- NIST Standards
- Information Security
- Encryption
- FISMA
- RMF
- Siem
About Company
We protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support. We campaign to bring lasting improvements to their lives
