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About the opportunity Start your career in IT without the jargon. Netcom Training s fully-funded Digital Support course (Level 3) is the fastest way to launch a career in IT Support and Cloud Services. If you enjoy solving technical problems and want to move beyond resetting passwords, this course is for you. You will gain hands-on skills in Network Infrastructure, Cloud Computing (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), and Cyber Security - the exact skills employers in Manchester are hiring for right now. Whether you aim to become a Digital Support Technician, IT Helpdesk Engineer, or Junior Data Analyst, this course offers a portfolio-based assessment with no exams. We judge you on your practical ability to do the job, not how well you take a test. Complete the training and secure a guaranteed interview to kickstart your career Course Details Start Dates: 09/03 Duration: 16 weeks Schedule: Mon-Thurs 6-9pm Format: Online, practical workshops Qualification: NCFE Accredited Level 3 Certificate (includes UCAS points) What you ll learn You will develop a robust technical skillset across six job-ready modules: IT Support: Manage helpdesk tickets, resolve technical issues, and configure operating systems. Network & Cloud: Configure network devices and explore cloud computing models like IaaS and SaaS. Digital Security: Learn to protect data using risk management, SIEM tools, and vulnerability assessments. Data Management: Source, cleanse, and analyse data to present actionable insights. Digital Transformation: Explore Agile project management and how to support digital change. Sector Skills: Understand IT policies, legislation, and industry structure. Career Pathway Successful participants are guaranteed an interview with our network of partners. Potential Roles: IT Support Technician Cloud Support Assistant Junior Network Engineer Service Desk Analyst Eligibility This is a government-funded opportunity. To apply, you must: Live in Greater Manchester (GMCA region). Be aged 19 or over. Have lived in the UK/EU for a minimum of 3 years. Earn below the gross annual wage cap. Prerequisites: Basic IT skills are required. Cost This is a fully-funded course with no fees complete the training, build your portfolio, and secure your guaranteed interview. provided you meet the learner obligations outlined in our employablility terms and conditions, which can be found on our website.

SOC Analyst Position Description At CGI, you will play a vital role in protecting critical systems and enabling secure digital transformation for high-profile clients. Working within our Cyber Security Service, you will help detect, analyse, and respond to evolving threats, contributing to resilient, high-performing environments. We combine proven tools with advanced technologies to deliver measurable impact, while fostering a culture where you are trusted to take ownership, encouraged to innovate, and supported to grow your expertise. This is an opportunity to develop hands-on capability, influence security outcomes, and be part of a collaborative team shaping the future of cyber defence. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. The SOC Analyst will be joining an established SOC Team of eight years. The SOC analyst will be the first to respond to cyber security incidents. They will be required to report on cyber threats and will work as part of an expanding security team, working alongside security managers and cybersecurity engineers The SOC utilise both tried and tested tooling and state of the art technologies and methods to ensure we provide the best level of service and protection to our prestigious list of clients. Our client base covers a wide range of verticals from Government, MOD and CNI through to companies that are easily recognisable as household names. The SOC is a 24x7x365 operation therefore the SOC Analyst Team works shifts on a 2 Days, 2 Nights 4 Rest Days. This is a Hybrid Working position where the dayshift is operated from a CGI office. Therefore it is expected that two days per week will be spent in an office with colleagues. Security Clearance Required. Due to the nature of the work and the security clearance required we can only accept UK Nationals with single nationality Your future duties and responsibilities The role will require someone with an analytical mindset and a keen eye for detail to investigate alerts, piece together information to build a bigger picture and provide suitable remediation steps for customers. Monitoring our SIEM (Security Incident and Event Management) and SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation and Response) tools to detect suspicious events and abnormal activities. . Triaging events through validating suspicious events and incidents by use of dedicated tools. . Ability to escalate with effective reporting to level 3 SOC Analyst or Seniors Stakeholders. . Documenting and managing incident cases to utilise information for stakeholder engagement to provide insight and intelligent recommendations. . Providing incident management through effective monitoring, reporting and technical guidance for successful resolution. . Production of the monthly security reports. Required qualifications to be successful in this role Be willing to learn how to resolve technical issues. . Demonstrate an interest in Cyber Security. . Be detail orientated and show the ability to take a structured approach to procedures and working instructions. . Have an aptitude for understanding and analysing data for troubleshooting purposes. . Strong written communication, critical thinking, and analysis skills. . Understanding of key security concepts and attack types such as phishing, malware, vulnerabilities, Cyber Kill Chain, and attack stages. . Understanding of networking principles including TCP/IP, WANs, LANs, and commonly used Internet protocols such as SMTP, HTTP, FTP, POP, LDAP . An analytical mindset, capable of digesting a wide range of information and making practical judgements based on available data and context. . A desire to keep learning with a curious and creative mindset. . Knowledge of Security Tooling (ArcSight, Splunk, MS Sentinel, FortiSIEM, SwimLane, QRadar LogPoint) Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Operations Analyst Position Description The Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit in CGI is a true IT Systems Integrator. We work, build, and operate bespoke, technically complex, mission-critical systems which help our clients keep us all safe and secure. We bring innovation to our clients using proven and emerging technologies, agile delivery processes and our deep expertise across the breadth of space, defence, intelligence, aerospace and maritime, all underpinned by our end-to-end cyber capability. We work collaboratively with global technology companies, cutting edge SMEs and academia to deliver the optimal solution for each client. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named one of the 'World's Best Employers' by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. CGI are looking to hire an Operations Analyst to play a critical, and highly proactive, role in maintaining the stability, reliability, security and overall performance of the BOREALIS operational environments. Due to the highly secure nature of the project, this role is open only to UK Nationals who hold or are eligible for High-Level Clearance (HLC). This position will be a hybrid position, with travel to Leatherhead one day per week, as well as occasional travel to provide onsite operational support when required. Your future duties and responsibilities The Borealis programme is looking for a proactive and hardworking individual to join the Borealis Team to undertake the following: • Proactively identify, manage and resolve operational and functional incidents, escalating where necessary to ensure timely resolution. • Develop, maintain, and improve playbooks to support incident response and operational procedures. • Monitor and analyse system performance using monitoring tools. • Provide out-of-hours support as part of an on-call rotation to ensure critical issues are resolved. Required qualifications to be successful in this role Essential: • Knowledge and practical experience with Linux based systems administration; • Understanding of AWS (Amazon Web Services), including operational management of cloud resources; • Experience in incident management and providing first line support; • Ability to create and maintain operational procedures; • Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Kibana and Grafana or similar. Desirable: • Agile • Atlassian Confluence • Gitlab • Grafana • Kibana Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

SOC Analyst Position Description At CGI, you will play a vital role in protecting critical systems and enabling secure digital transformation for high-profile clients. Working within our Cyber Security Service, you will help detect, analyse, and respond to evolving threats, contributing to resilient, high-performing environments. We combine proven tools with advanced technologies to deliver measurable impact, while fostering a culture where you are trusted to take ownership, encouraged to innovate, and supported to grow your expertise. This is an opportunity to develop hands-on capability, influence security outcomes, and be part of a collaborative team shaping the future of cyber defence. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. The SOC Analyst will be joining an established SOC Team of eight years. The SOC analyst will be the first to respond to cyber security incidents. They will be required to report on cyber threats and will work as part of an expanding security team, working alongside security managers and cybersecurity engineers The SOC utilise both tried and tested tooling and state of the art technologies and methods to ensure we provide the best level of service and protection to our prestigious list of clients. Our client base covers a wide range of verticals from Government, MOD and CNI through to companies that are easily recognisable as household names. The SOC is a 24x7x365 operation therefore the SOC Analyst Team works shifts on a 2 Days, 2 Nights 4 Rest Days. This is a Hybrid Working position where the dayshift is operated from a CGI office. Therefore it is expected that two days per week will be spent in an office with colleagues. Security Clearance Required. Due to the nature of the work and the security clearance required we can only accept UK Nationals with single nationality Your future duties and responsibilities The role will require someone with an analytical mindset and a keen eye for detail to investigate alerts, piece together information to build a bigger picture and provide suitable remediation steps for customers. Monitoring our SIEM (Security Incident and Event Management) and SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation and Response) tools to detect suspicious events and abnormal activities. . Triaging events through validating suspicious events and incidents by use of dedicated tools. . Ability to escalate with effective reporting to level 3 SOC Analyst or Seniors Stakeholders. . Documenting and managing incident cases to utilise information for stakeholder engagement to provide insight and intelligent recommendations. . Providing incident management through effective monitoring, reporting and technical guidance for successful resolution. . Production of the monthly security reports. Required qualifications to be successful in this role . Be willing to learn how to resolve technical issues. . Demonstrate an interest in Cyber Security. . Be detail orientated and show the ability to take a structured approach to procedures and working instructions. . Have an aptitude for understanding and analysing data for troubleshooting purposes. . Strong written communication, critical thinking, and analysis skills. . Understanding of key security concepts and attack types such as phishing, malware, vulnerabilities, Cyber Kill Chain, and attack stages. . Understanding of networking principles including TCP/IP, WANs, LANs, and commonly used Internet protocols such as SMTP, HTTP, FTP, POP, LDAP . An analytical mindset, capable of digesting a wide range of information and making practical judgements based on available data and context. . A desire to keep learning with a curious and creative mindset. . Knowledge of Security Tooling (ArcSight, Splunk, MS Sentinel, FortiSIEM, SwimLane, QRadar LogPoint) Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

SOC Analyst Position Description At CGI, we deliver secure, high-impact technology solutions that help our clients operate with confidence in an evolving threat landscape. As a Senior SOC Analyst, you will play a critical role in protecting vital services within a joint Microsoft and CGI security team supporting the ASH programme. Working in a collaborative, high-trust environment, you will take ownership of security monitoring, incident response, and continuous service improvement while helping strengthen cyber resilience for a critical client. This role offers the opportunity to apply your expertise, contribute innovative thinking to evolving threats, and work alongside experienced specialists who support your professional growth while delivering meaningful outcomes for complex, mission-critical environments. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. This is an on-site role based in Chippenham, operating on a 24/7 shift rotation. There may be opportunities for future on-call shifts, which would include an additional salary uplift. We welcome applicants who already hold Security Clearance, particularly those willing to progress to higher levels of clearance. Your future duties and responsibilities In this role, you will play a key part in safeguarding critical services by performing advanced security monitoring, investigation, and incident response activities within a joint Microsoft and CGI Security Operations Centre. You will take ownership of analysing alerts, responding to threats, and strengthening detection capabilities while contributing to the continuous improvement of SOC processes, tooling, and automation. Working within a collaborative delivery team, you will help ensure services meet strict operational and security standards. You will support the transition of security capabilities into live service environments, apply creative problem-solving to emerging threats, and work closely with colleagues and client stakeholders to maintain resilient and secure operations. Key responsibilities Monitor & Respond - Investigate and resolve security alerts and incidents across the SOC environment Analyse & Protect - Conduct threat analysis and security monitoring using SIEM/SOAR platforms Develop & Improve - Contribute to detection rule development and SOC tooling enhancements Automate & Optimise - Support automation and configuration improvements within the SOC Test & Assure - Assist with security testing, assurance activities, and vulnerability management Collaborate & Deliver - Work closely with CGI, Microsoft, and client teams to maintain secure service delivery Support & Transition - Help transition security capabilities from project delivery into operational service Required qualifications to be successful in this role To succeed in this role, you should bring experience in SOC environments with strong analytical and investigative skills, along with a solid understanding of security monitoring, incident response, and secure service delivery. You will be comfortable working in regulated environments and motivated to continuously improve detection capabilities and operational resilience. Essential qualifications You should have hands-on experience working within a Security Operations Centre (SOC) Strong experience in security monitoring, alert investigation, and incident response Proven experience working with SIEM and/or SOAR platforms including log analysis and event monitoring Experience with Microsoft server technologies and Azure environments Familiarity with vulnerability management tools and security testing practices Understanding of information assurance principles and secure operational processes Experience working in secure, defence, or highly regulated environments Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills Ability to collaborate effectively within client and consultancy delivery teams Experience with Huntsman platform or willingness to learn emerging technologies such as MASH (desirable) Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Penetration Tester Position Description CGI Cyber Security Team in the UK is one of the largest Cyber consultancies in the UK with around 300 members. The UK Cyber team works across a variety of domains including: Government, Defence, Critical Infrastructure, Healthcare, Utilities, Banking and Financial Services and Many more. At CGI you will get the opportunity to work across a number of domains and work in all areas of Cyber Security allowing you to grow and develop your career. We offer full 360-degree services to our clients from initial consulting on a range of areas including Risk Assessments, Vulnerability Management, Accreditations (ISO27001, GDPR), GRC (Governance, Risk, Compliance), Security Architecture Design and Build (technical and Non-technical), Incident Response, Protective Monitoring Services, Penetration Testing and much more. We take clients through a journey to improve their overall security posture and maturity to ensure they feel reassured in the Security control, measures and systems we have put in place in line with their requirements. At CGI training and development is very important not only do we give you training to keep you up to date with the latest trends within an ever-changing landscape, but we also combine that training with your career ambitions, so we support you in taking your career anywhere you want it to go. Our roles are only available if you hold or fulfil the criteria to obtain a UK Security Clearance. Your future duties and responsibilities An opportunity for an experienced penetration testers has become available due to growth, joining the CGI Cyber Security business unit, one of the largest groups of cyber security specialists in the UK. CGI has a long established reputation in this area, undertaking rigorous testing for a variety of commercial and public sector clients for over 30 years. Experience of the assessment of bespoke applications, cloud technologies and mobile applications (on diverse mobile platforms) would be of an advantage. You would join our established team of penetration testers with the possibility of progressing to team leader or principal tester positions. You would be able to work flexibly, undertaking work at home and at client sites across the UK. Required qualifications to be successful in this role - CHECK Team Leader (CTL) - CHECK Team Member (CTM) - CREST Certified Simulated Attack Specialist (CCSAS) - CREST Certified Tester (CCT). Sometimes known as CREST Certified Infrastructure Tester (CCT Inf) or CREST Certified Web Application Tester (CCT App) - Cyber Scheme Team Leader (CSTL) - TigerScheme Qualified Security Team Leader (QSTL) - Crest Registered Tester (CRT) - Cyber Scheme Team Member (CSTM) - TigerScheme Qualified Security Team Member (QSTM) - CREST Practitioner Security Analyst (CPSA) - Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Junior Penetration Tester Position Description CGI Cyber Security Team in the UK is one of the largest Cyber consultancies in the UK with around 1700 members. The UK Cyber team works across a variety of domains including: Government, Defence, Critical Infrastructure, Healthcare, Utilities, Banking and Financial Services and many more. At CGI you will get the opportunity to work across a number of domains and work in all areas of Cyber Security allowing you to grow and develop your career. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named one of the 'World's Best Employers' by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. An opportunity for a CHECK Team Member or Infrastructure CHECK Team Leader is available at CGI, joining the Cyber Security business unit, one of the largest groups of cyber security specialists in the UK. CGI has a long established reputation in this area, undertaking rigorous testing for a variety of commercial and public sector clients for over 30 years. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. Your future duties and responsibilities • Deliver end to end penetration testing engagements across web applications and infrastructure domains, from initial client engagement and scoping through to reporting and client aftercare. • Participate in client interactions including scoping discussions, requirements gathering, and contribution to proposals and statements of work. • Conduct penetration tests using structured methodologies and industry recognised approaches. • Deliver engagements as part of a collaborative team rather than individually, leveraging shared expertise to enhance assessment quality and support continuous learning. • Produce high quality technical documents (including reports and technical proposals), covering detailed technical content and executive level summaries, in line with internal standards. • Engage with the internal QA process to support report quality and ongoing development. • Maintain strong communication throughout engagements, including client calls, progress updates, and formal debrief sessions. Required qualifications to be successful in this role Essential: • Hack the Box Certified Penetration Testing Specialist (CPTS) or OffSec Certified Professional (OSCP) • Commitment to working towards NCSC CHECK Team Member (CTM) status Desirable: • CREST Practitioner Security Analyst (CPSA) • CREST Registered Penetration Tester (CRT) • Cyber Scheme Team Member (CSTM) • Certified Red Team Operator (CRTO) • Practitioner Cyber Security Professional (PraCSP) • Previous penetration testing experience is advantageous but not mandatory. Structured training and mentoring will be provided. Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Senior Cyber Security Engineer Reading/Hybrid (one day per week in the office) Salary: £65,000-£75,000 We are working with a leading UK pensions and insurance consulting and administration business. A FTSE 250 company, our client works with over 1,400 pension schemes, administers over one million member accounts, and supports insurance companies in the life and bulk annuities sector. ABOUT THE ROLE You will join an expanding cyber security team working alongside internal engineers, security operations analysts, and an external 24/7 SOC. Reporting to the Cyber Security Engineering Manager, you will carry out daily security engineering tasks and lead security hardening projects to protect our client's IT infrastructure, networks, and data. RESPONSIBILITIES Provide expert technical security guidance covering IT assets, change control, security testing, secure systems design, and security controls Own and develop the vulnerability management programme, with a focus on application security testing, web application Firewalls, and securing development pipelines Mentor and provide security direction to other team members Carry out security engineering tasks to agreed SLAs/KPIs using ITIL best practice Develop understanding of threats, risks, and evolving attack vectors facing the business Represent the security team as subject matter expert in meetings and projects Support the operations team with security incident investigation in complex cross-technology environments Assist with security training and awareness campaigns, market reviews, supplier assessments, and client security questionnaires ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS Right to work in the UK Strong experience in web application security, vulnerability management, penetration testing, and hardening IT systems Experience with cloud hosting, cloud migration, application testing, and working with developers to improve security Solid knowledge of security products including WAFs, SIEM, AV, email/web gateways, Firewalls, load balancers, ACLs, TCP/IP, routing, and switching Familiarity with OWASP, SASE, zero-trust, and risk-based vulnerability management Background in infrastructure and networks Working towards or holding CISSP, SANS GCIA, CompTIA Security+, CCNA/CCNP or equivalent Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including network diagramming Willingness to travel to other sites as required DESIRABLE Computer Science degree or equivalent experience Knowledge of ISO27001, Cyber Essentials, and AAF control frameworks BENEFITS Competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus, 25 days holiday (with buy/sell option), flexible bank holidays, matched pension contributions, healthcare cash plan, flexible benefits scheme, life assurance (4x salary), retail discounts, Employee Assistance Programme, digital GP service, paid volunteering day, and staff referral scheme. Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted. Proactive Appointments Limited operates as an employment agency and employment business and is an equal opportunities organisation We take our obligations to protect your personal data very seriously. Any information provided to us will be processed as detailed in our Privacy Notice, a copy of which can be found on our website

SOC Analyst 75.48 p/hr (Inside IR35) Onsite Hereford 12 months Level 1 SOC Cyber Analyst to join the TMCT security team to serve as the first internal responder to alerts generated by our outsourced SOC provider. In this role the individual will perform initial triage, conduct low level investigations, interact directly with end users and asset owners, and escalate verified incidents for advanced analysis and response. The level 1 SOC analyst will act as a key link between our internal security team and the external SOC, ensuring that potential threats are quickly validated, documented, and routed through appropriate channels for resolution. Duties: Alert Triage: Review and assess alerts escalated by the outsourced SOC; validate their accuracy and determine potential impact. Initial Investigation: Perform first-line investigation using available tools (SIEM, Device Logs, firewall logs and SIEM alerts). User Interaction: Engage with affected end users or asset owners to collect additional information, verify events, or guide immediate containment steps (e.g.asset isolation, password reset). Escalation: Escalate confirmed or high severity incidents to the Level 2 SOC (outsourced) or internal incident response teams, ensuring complete and accurate handoff documentation. Incident Documentation: Create and maintain detailed case notes, timelines, and evidence within the case management system to support investigations and compliance requirements. Collaboration: Serve as the coordination point between the security team and the external SOC partner, maintaining strong communication and situational awareness. Playbook Execution: follow established triage and escalation playbooks; suggest improvements based on recurring issues or inefficiencies. Threat Awareness: Maintain awareness of current cyber threats, attacker techniques (MITRE ATT&CK), and industry trends relevant to the organisations threat landscape. Essential: 2-4 years of experience in a SOC, IT Operations, or security support role. Understanding of key security concepts including malware, phishing, lateral movement and privilege escalation. Working knowledge of network fundamentals, windows/Linux system logs and authentication systems. Working knowledge of SIEM platforms (e.g. Microsoft sentinel, Splunk, Elastic, QRadar). Desirable: Awareness of security frameworks and methodologies (NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, ISO27001). Qualifications: Desirable: CompTIA Security+, CySA+ or other entry level certification.

Information Security Analyst - Staffordshire Cyber Analyst to join the Information Security Team. Someone who can take those outputs from projects / tools and drive improvements. Looking for an experienced, proactive Security Analyst to ensure the correct level of security integrity to protect systems, information, personal data and people from cyber-attacks and unauthorised access. Working with other departments to ensure security systems are secure, fit for purpose and protected to an optimal level. You will be responsible for driving the security scrutiny, culture, awareness, and adoption across the business. Security Toolsets and a Technical Mindset, you re not expected or required to be an expert in all areas but expected to have a solid understanding and grounding in security principals to adapt to the varied requirements Experienced in a wide variety of security software, systems, services and toolsets such as E-mail Security, EDR, NAC, IT/OT Segmentation, 365 etc along with an understanding of malware prevention, emerging threats, attacks and vulnerability management Understanding of Information Security best practice for elements including workstations, servers, cloud, networking, architecture, common protocols, and application security Can confidently perform security audits, both internal and external (e.g., third party and supplier assurance) and ensure recommendations are followed for continuous improvement Strong Incident Response Management skills including threat and vulnerability analysis Understanding of security frameworks such as NIST, and Cyber Essentials As the analyst you will work with the security manager and engineer the day-to-day running and monitoring of Information Security systems. Analyse and interpret outputs to identify security weaknesses and recommend continuous improvements and be involved in - Respond to Security Incidents, reports and alerts ensuring prompt containment and recovery. Plan and oversee regular security penetration testing against new and existing services to identify weaknesses and formulate plans and processes to minimise current and future risk Conduct regular security risk reviews and manage security remediation activity, internally on new IT/Business projects and with third parties This is working for an excellent client who offer progression and development. This is an office-based role in Staffordshire and you will join a small, dedicated security team.

Business Systems Analyst (Application Support) Leeds - hybrid -2-3days in office Permanent Summary We're seeking a Systems Analyst to join our team, who are based in our Leeds office. In this role, you'll support critical business systems used across the group, working closely with colleagues to plan, estimate and oversee smooth, successful implementations. You'll be at the heart of innovation, ensuring every new solution transitions seamlessly into business-as-usual operations and delivers a real impact from day one. Some of the key deliverables will include: Monitor and manage a queue of tickets to ensure all tickets are within SLA targets Provide excellent customer service for all tickets ensuring customer expectations are set and regular communication is sent to customers Provide technical support to business users/ICT BAU support staff Working alone, or as part of a team, analyse the underlying issues arising from investigations into requirements and problems, and identify available options for consideration Manage small change requests through the full systems life cycle to completion. Including Requirement Gathering, Feasibility Analysis, Specification, Build and Configuration, Testing and UAT, Training, Implementation, Operational Handover and Post Implementation Support Ensure system configuration and operational support documentation is complete and accurate Support continuous improvement programs in response to support service metrics, customer feedback and process efficiencies Carry out root cause analysis in support of Problem Management. Reconcile issues across support teams to improve Incident Management Process Provide support to ICT Projects Work with a project team to assist with the timely delivery of tasks within a project. Tasks could include Testing and UAT, Training, Operational Handover. Ensure progress/issues/delays are communicated effectively with the Project Manager Delivery of BAU handover tasks into the Systems team and other ICT teams where necessary Create new and update existing Standard Process documentation to aid with knowledge sharing within the systems team. Arrange, prepare and conduct meetings, workshops, training and presentations for a wide variety of audiences. Security Patches/Service Packs are installed in a timely manner, in-line with Cyber Essentials Ensure Information Security risks are identified, reported and actions taken to reduce the occurrence and impact of security incidents. What we're looking for: Previous experience of working within a Systems Analyst/Application Support role Ideally have supported COINS, FocalPoint, IFS or other ERP systems Excellent analytical skills Strong communication, presentational and written skills, with the ability to explain complex issues in a simple way Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines whist still producing good quality work Proven experience at gathering requirements and in negotiations Experience in prioritisation of calls Excels at transferring knowledge through user guides or training Basic knowledge of programming code, relational databases, T-SQL and report writing Able to keep abreast of new technology and can learn new systems quickly with little guidance Exposure to 2nd line support for one or more ERP systems. Next Steps: As a business, we're on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation. We'll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. About Us: We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies. Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.

Cyber Security Trainee Placement Programme £28K £40K Job Guarantee Complete the programme and get a job, or get your course fees back Ready to start a career in Cyber Security? ITOL Recruit s Cyber Security Analyst Traineeship is designed for candidates looking to break into one of the UK s fastest-growing industries. No prior experience required. Train online at your own pace and land your first Cyber Security Analyst role in as little as 1 3 months. Please note this is a training course, and fees apply. Salary Expectations: IT Technician / Helpdesk: £30,000+ Cyber Security roles after progression: £40,000+ Senior Cyber Security roles: £45,000+ We Get You Hired We re not new to this. ITOL Recruit has over 15 years experience placing candidates into business analysis, project management, and change management roles. Flexible, Affordable, Achievable To make things easier, we offer flexible payment options to spread the cost of your training over 12 months so you can get qualified without financial pressure. Our Programme Includes: CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ certifications Live Labs to practise configuring networks, troubleshooting systems, and identifying vulnerabilities Professional CV and LinkedIn optimisation Dedicated recruitment support until you re placed Note: Please note this is a training course, and fees apply. Ready to Start? If you re motivated, curious, and ready to break into cyber security, we ll help you turn that ambition into a career you can be proud of. Apply now, and one of our expert Career Advisors will be in touch within 4 working hours to guide you through your next steps.

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About the role This is a fantastic opportunity to join Southern Water's Cyber Risk & Assurance team, the organisation's second line of defence within the wider Cyber Security function. As a Cyber Risk & Assurance Analyst, you'll play a central role in helping the business understand, manage and reduce cyber risk across critical operations. You'll be responsible for developing and improving cyber risk insights in your area of specialism, driving process and tooling enhancements, and supporting stakeholders across Technology, Legal and the wider business. This is a role for someone who enjoys tackling complex problems, breaking them down into actionable solutions, and collaborating with a wide range of experts. You'll also act as a trusted advisor helping colleagues understand cyber threats, risks and controls, and supporting the wider team in embedding strong cyber risk management practices across Southern Water. What you will be responsible for: You will conduct complex cyber risk assessments, strengthen key controls, deliver clear risk insights, and drive improvements across cyber domains - all while building collaborative relationships across Technology, Security, Legal and the business. Key Responsibilities Maintain an up-to-date understanding of the cyber threat landscape, relevant regulations (including NIS1/NIS2 and GDPR), and emerging risks. Lead, plan and perform complex cyber risk assessments aligned to industry-recognised frameworks, testing the design and effectiveness of cyber controls. Produce high-quality risk assessment reports with clear, actionable conclusions that support timely risk-based decision-making. Identify and deliver improvements across domains such as identity & access management, application security, endpoint security, and network security. Work closely with stakeholders across Security, Technology, Legal, Internal Audit and the wider business to assess control gaps, prioritise remediation actions and track progress to completion. Build strong working relationships across teams to influence, support and strengthen cyber risk management practices. Drive process improvements and enhancements across the Cyber Risk & Assurance function. Additional requirements specific to the role Will work closely with both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders, requiring an ability to communicate complex concepts clearly. Must be comfortable operating in an environment with regulatory, operational and cyber security obligations. Occasional engagement with internal or external audit teams may be required. What you'll bring to the role: Essential Degree-level education or equivalent experience. Strong knowledge of cyber security and information security control best practice. Proven experience in cyber security, risk management or security assessment (10+ years, or advanced degree with 8+ years). In-depth understanding of key frameworks such as NIST (800-37, 800-30, 800-53), ISO 27001/27005, SOC 2, PCI or MITRE ATT&CK. Solid understanding of cloud models, application security, vulnerability and patch management. Experience in regulated and/or unionised environments. Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex findings for senior management. Strong attention to detail and a proactive, positive, innovative mindset. Desirable GRC or security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, GCFE, GSEC, CCSP). Experience with cyber risk modelling (e.g., CyberCube, RMS, Cyence). Hands-on experience with frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST CSF, NCSC CAF or CIS Controls. Understanding of ICS/OT environments. Southern Water is at the forefront of transforming Britain's water industry, investing significantly to enhance resilience, sustainability, and service excellence. With £7.8bn planned investment for 2025-30, this is an unparalleled opportunity to join a business committed to delivering a generational shift in the way water services are managed. You will be joining at a time of significant change, working alongside a highly skilled leadership team with a clear vision for the future. We offer an environment where senior professionals can make a meaningful impact, influence major strategic decisions, and drive long-term value creation . At Southern Water, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If you're passionate about making a positive impact and think you can bring value to our team, we'd love to hear from you-even if you don't tick every box. Your unique skills and experiences could be exactly what we need. Our Commitment to Diversity We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or any other protected characteristic. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Additional information: In line with Southern Water's security requirements, successful candidates will be required to provide evidence of their identity, eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record check (DBS) and verification of their employment and/or education history for the past three years. Appointment to this role is subject to the successful completion of all preemployment checks, including security vetting. Please note that if a candidate does not meet the required security standards or fails to pass the vetting process, Southern Water reserves the right to withdraw the offer of employment. Some positions may also require higher levels of security vetting, which may involve providing additional documentation.