Who are we?
We’re a specialist employee benefits provider, striving to create healthy, happy workplaces. As part of the international Unum Group, we’re on a collective mission to help the working world thrive.
What will you be doing?
Security Analyst
Hybrid – Dorking 3 days minimum
Unum is seeking a passionate and driven Security Analyst to join our dynamic Security Operations Team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a strong foundation in networking and endpoint security who is eager to grow, contribute, and make a real impact in protecting our organisation.
What will you bring?
The Role
As a Security Analyst, you’ll play a key role in our frontline defence, helping to monitor, investigate, and respond to security threats. Your responsibilities will include:
- Security Monitoring & Response: Triage, investigate, and respond to alerts from tools like our SIEM platform.
- Threat Analysis: Examine phishing attempts and other suspicious activities.
- Ticket Management: Handle incoming security-related tickets and ensure timely resolution.
- Continuous Improvement: Contribute to rule creation, tool enhancements, and automation initiatives.
- Collaboration: Work closely with team members and other departments to strengthen our security posture.
What You Offer
Technical Skills
- Solid understanding of networking and OS fundamentals, including ports, protocols, and their potential misuse.
- Experience using SIEM platforms for search, aggregation, and visualization.
- Logical and methodical approach to security analysis.
- Awareness of modern threats, malware families, and threat actor tactics.
- Ability to interpret dynamic sandbox reports and assess risk.
- Basic scripting skills and familiarity with regular expressions (regex).
- Experience with version control tools like Git.
- Understanding of endpoint artifacts (e.g., Event IDs, registry keys) and their implications.
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks and associated obligations.
The successful Security Analyst can expect:
- Generous Bonus
- Pension scheme
- Life, medical and income insurance
- Access to remote GP, nutrition coaching, personal training, unlimited mental health support, and medical 2nd opinion
- 27 days holiday with the option to buy and sell holiday up to 5 days (plus Bank Holidays)
- Salary sacrifice electric car scheme with free on-site electric chargers.
- Free shuttle bus from Dorking Train Station
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Why join us?
At Unum, we’ve created a workplace where people feel supported to progress and grow, and can see their ambitions coming to life.
As a part of our commitment to creating an inclusive workplace , we actively encourage applications from those with disabilities and those with long-term health conditions.
If you meet the essential criteria for the role and choose to opt in to the scheme during your application, you will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.
If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected] .
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.
Company:
Unum UK
