Information Security Analyst - SecOps Response

We have a Hybrid approach to working here at Starling - our preference is that you're located within a commutable distance of one of our offices so that we're able to interact and collaborate in person. In Technology, we're asking that you attend the office a minimum of 1 day per week.

We’re seeking a passionate and skilled Incident Responder to join our growing Security Operations team, and proactively defend Starling’s customers, assets, and systems against emerging threats. This role will be supporting our 24/7 operational capabilities (On-call rota).

Reporting to the Information Security Lead - SecOps Response, the analyst’s main responsibilities include:

Conducting incident response activities to investigate and contain cyber security incidents

Developing and maintaining incident response and readiness processes

Analyse logs from a variety of sources (e.g. cloud, endpoint, network) to identify root cause and determine next steps for containment, eradication and recovery

Plan and participate in Tabletop Exercises

Document notes, analysis findings, containment steps, and cause for each security incident

Work together with other teams in the organisation to analyse, contain, eradicate and recover from cyber security incidents

Present investigation findings to technical and non-technical audiences

Support the wider SecOps team with detection engineering and threat hunting

Experience with at least one programming or scripting languages (e.g. Python, Go, Bash)

Experience with container security

Experience conducting proactive threat huntings, defining hypotheses, and developing hunting methodologies

Understanding of malware analysis techniques

It would be great if you have one or more of the following qualifications, but it’s not essential:

GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)

GIAC Cloud Forensics Responder (GCFR)

GIAC iOS and macOS Examiner (GIME)

13cubed training in Windows, MacOS or Linux DFIR

Similar training and certifications to the ones mentioned above

Our interviews are conversational and we want to get the best from you, so come with questions and be curious. In general you can expect the below video interviews, following a chat with one of our Talent Team:

First Interview: 45 minutes

Technical Interview: 90 minutes

Final Interview: 30 minutes

You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can't accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren't sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway. We're on a mission to radically reshape banking - and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we're proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.

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