Cyber Threat Specialist (Blue Team)

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The Cyber Threat Analyst works in the IT Information Security team focusing on defensive cyber security services. The Analyst position will participate with peers within the Information Security, and IT to support a modern and effective cyber security capability. A strong focus on operational discipline and deep security knowledge will help ensure the service meets business requirements for Critical National Financial Market Infrastructure, ensuring the LME protects data and maintains operational resilience within the evolving threat environment for a global exchange.

This role is gauged towards juniors or career-switching individuals who want to invest in a career in cybersecurity and are looking for an opportunity to apply higher-education or self-study modules.  The objective is to rapidly train the Analyst to be as effective as possible to support cyber operations.

Responsibilities

• Participate in defensive security operations (threat hunting, incident handling, investigation and forensics, detection engineering) for LME systems and infrastructure;
• Support security incidents and act as stretch capacity for incident response and threat handling;
• Participate with on-call duties and after-hours support of incident management for incident escalations;
• Support Forensic and Investigation work as needed including malware analysis;
• Review intelligence feeds and generate advisories as needed. Stay up-to-date with current and emerging trends that represent a threat to LME;
• Support threat & vulnerability management notification alerts, and triage workflow;

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Qualifications Required:

• University degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.

Preferred Knowledge and Experience

• Relevant experience or modules completed in TryHackMe/HackTheBox or other CTF events.
• Relevant entry-level certifications.
• Development and scripting capability demonstrated on GitHub or other public code repository.
• Scripting, development and automation tools – experience working with Python, Go, Rust, or another modern language.

Personal Qualities:

• Passionate about Engineering and/or Cybersecurity.
• Has a curious mindset and the ability to think abstractly and learn quickly.
• Can research and understand new technical areas rapidly.
• Strong communication skills both verbally and written.
• Open and approachable and is team-oriented.

The LME is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. In recruiting for our teams, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of education, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity, expression and reassignment, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. In doing so, we want every LME employee to feel our commitment to showing respect for all and encouraging open collaboration and communication.