Purple Team Analyst
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3 hours ago
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Job Summary
The Purple Team Analyst is a key member of the Group Information Security function. This role operates directly under the Group Information Security Senior Manager and works at the intersection of offensive and defensive security.
The analyst is responsible for coordinating and executing hands-on red teaming penetration testing threat-driven security engineering and validating defensive controls against real-world adversary techniques. The role requires strong expertise in Windows forensic analysis including the ability to conduct full forensic acquisitions and investigations. The Purple Team Analyst must be able to build complete forensic timelines interpret artefacts and leverage offensive security knowledge to identify attacker behaviours uncover persistence mechanisms and reconstruct intrusion paths.
The ideal candidate is technically strong collaborative and passionate about IT Security R&D.
Key Responsibilities
1. Offensive Security & Red Teaming
- Execute and support red team operations adversary emulation and targeted penetration tests.
- Use frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK to emulate TTP and run realistic attack scenarios.
- Develop and maintain offensive tooling and payloads
- Identify exploit and document security vulnerabilities across infrastructure applications and cloud environments.
2. Forensics & Incident Support
- Coordinate and lead forensic investigations primarily eDiscovery and occasionally full forensic investigations.
- Conduct deep-dive analysis of Windows artefacts including registry hives event logs prefetch files shimcache amcache MFT USN journal LNK files etc.
- Build detailed forensic timelines correlating multiple data sources to reconstruct attacker activity.
- Apply offensive security understanding to interpret artefacts identify lateral movement privilege escalation and persistence techniques.
- Produce clear defensible investigation reports suitable for legal regulatory or audit needs.
3. Collaboration Reporting & Continuous Improvement
- Work in a highly collaborative environment with Red Blue and IT operational teams.
- Contribute to improving incident response readiness tabletop exercises and threat scenarios.
- Drive security-first behaviours across teams.
Qualifications :
Required Experience & Skills
- You have 48 years of experience in Red Teaming Purple Teaming Penetration Testing or Security Engineering.
- You possess a strong understanding of adversary tactics attack chains privilege escalation techniques and lateral movement.
- You have solid experience working with at least one major SIEM/XDR stack (Sentinel preferred).
- You are adept at validating security controls and detection logic using MITRE ATT&CK.
- You have hands-on experience using offensive tooling and scripting languages such as PowerShell Python and Bash.
- You have experience in digital forensics or providing support for forensic investigations.
- You are familiar with cloud security concepts with a strong preference for Azure environments.
Soft Skills
- You communicate clearly and create wellstructured documentation.
- You demonstrate strong problemsolving abilities and analytical thinking.
- You collaborate effectively with diverse and crossfunctional teams.
- You maintain a securityfirst mindset and demonstrate high integrity in your work.
Preferred Certifications (Nice to Have)
- Offensive Security certifications: OSCP OSCE OSEP
- GIAC certifications: GCIH GPEN GCFA GDAT
- Microsoft Security certifications: Azure Security Engineer Security Operations Analyst
- CREST certifications: CRT/CCT or equivalent
Additional Information :
At IQ-EQ we want you to reach your full potential. We offer an inclusive and diverse environment to support your career aspirations. With a strong emphasis on continuous learning and a holistic approach to your professional and personal development. We also offer opportunities across our service lines and our international network of offices.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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About Company
IQEQ is a preeminent service provider to the alternative asset industry. IQEQ works with managers in multiple capacities ranging from hedge fund, private equity fund, and mutual fund launches; private equity fund administration; advisory firm set-up, regulatory registration and infras ... View more
