Senior Cybersecurity Operations Analyst

At DEFEND, we deliver world-class cyber resilience through engineered solutions and expert frontline defence. Our Senior Cybersecurity Operations Analysts provide advanced investigation, threat detection, exposure management, and incident response capability. They handle complex and ambiguous security issues, act as a technical escalation point, and improve the effectiveness, quality and consistency of security operations. This role has an initial focus on emerging security technologies, including AI security, exposure management, cloud security, and runtime security.

In this role you’ll...

• Perform advanced investigations across endpoint, identity, cloud, network, application, and AI environments.
• Assess vulnerability and exposure data to identify material risk and support risk-based remediation prioritisation.
• Perform risk assessments for critical and zero-day vulnerabilities, documenting findings and supporting risk exception processes.
• Support the operationalisation of emerging Cyber Defence capabilities across AI security, cloud security, runtime security, asset security, and exposure management.
• Own and develop technologies and services after they transition to business-as-usual (BAU) operations.
• Produce clear customer and stakeholder reporting covering incidents, vulnerabilities, exposure, risk, and recommended actions.
• Participate in the 24/7 on-call.

You’ll bring…

• Exposure Management / Attack Surface Management / Vulnerability Management experience.
• Strong experience in cybersecurity operations, threat detection, or incident response.
• Strong investigation and analytical capability across complex security events.
• Experience with SIEM and EDR.
• Strong risk assessment, prioritisation, and remediation capability.
• Strong written reporting and documentation skills.