Cyber Security Analyst at Financial Ombudsman Service | GB | Rezi

Cyber Security Analyst at Financial Ombudsman Service

Cyber Security Analyst

Financial Ombudsman Service · GB

1 months ago

Cyber Security Analyst

Financial Ombudsman Service · GB

2 months ago
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About the Role

Join a team where Purpose drives everything we do, Ambition fuels our growth, Trust builds our foundation, and Respect shapes our culture. We're not just hiring — we're inviting you to build the future with us. If you're curious, driven, and ready to leave your mark, this is your invitation to make your next move.

Responsibilities

  • Continual management and improvement of security monitoring, detection, and response capabilities.
  • Protecting employees, assets, and data.
  • Responding to events that could adversely affect the organisation’s reputation or day-to-day operations.

Requirements

  • Awareness of cyber security frameworks and standards such as NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, and ISO27001.
  • Demonstrable experience working within an Information Security or Cyber Security function, ideally in an operational or SOC‑aligned analyst role.
  • Experience working with, or alongside, a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP), including reviewing alerts and driving service improvements.
  • Hands‑on experience with SIEM platforms, particularly Microsoft Sentinel.
  • Demonstrable experience refining, tuning, or creating detection rules and analytics, including use of KQL or equivalent query languages.
  • Experience triaging security alerts, distinguishing false positives from genuine threats, and improving detection quality over time.
  • Experience performing end‑to‑end security investigations (including sensitive incidents such as brand impersonation or fraud attempts) and identifying root causes using effective analytical techniques.
  • Experience with phishing simulation tools and security awareness outcomes.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate technical findings into clear, actionable insights for non‑technical stakeholders.
  • The ability to prioritise work effectively in a fast‑paced operational environment, taking ownership of outcomes and continuous improvement.
  • Awareness and understanding of cyber security frameworks and standards such as NIST and ISO27001.

Skills

  • Cyber security frameworks and standards (NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, ISO27001)
  • Information Security/Cyber Security functions
  • SOC-aligned analyst roles
  • Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) interaction
  • SIEM platforms (Microsoft Sentinel)
  • Detection rule refinement, tuning, and creation
  • KQL or equivalent query languages
  • Security alert triaging
  • End-to-end security investigations
  • Phishing simulation tools
  • Communication skills
  • Prioritization
  • Analytical techniques

Location

  • London
  • Coventry
  • Manchester

Work Type

  • Permanent
  • Hybrid working
  • Full-time (35 hours per week)
  • Part-time/flexible working patterns considered

Experience Level

  • Dependent on experience

Salary/Compensations

  • London from £44,516 - £50,000 dependent on experience
  • Other locations from £39,585 – 45,000 dependent on experience

Benefits

  • Extensive opportunities for personal and career development
  • Health plan
  • Gym memberships
  • Mental health support
  • 25 days holiday entitlement, with the option to buy extra or sell days
  • Generous pension
  • Various Family Friendly Policies, including enhanced maternity pay, carers and dependants leave
  • Private medical insurance
  • Virtual GP
  • Critical illness cover
  • Life assurance cover
  • Technology scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Will-writing service
  • Gym membership discounts
  • Fully equipped on-site gym open 24/7 in London only

About the Company

  • The Financial Ombudsman Service is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that plays a vital role in UK financial services.
  • Every day we help resolve disputes between consumers, or small businesses, and their financial service providers.
  • With fairness at the heart of everything we do, we embrace difference and treat everyone as equals.
  • We’re a diverse organisation, but something we all share is our values. They’re central to the way we work – and work together.
  • We’re an independent, not-for-profit organisation that sorts out disputes between financial businesses and their customers.
  • We do this by making decisions that are fair – and feel fair to both sides.

Equal Opportunity

  • The Financial Ombudsman is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team.
  • We view diversity as fundamental to our success and welcome applications from underrepresented groups across all communities.
  • All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law, regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation.
  • We’re committed to being a great place to work – attracting and developing people from the widest possible range of backgrounds.
  • We want everyone to perform at their best and feel able to be themselves.
  • We understand that if we’re diverse and inclusive, we’ll better understand different perspectives, which is fundamental to our job resolving financial complaints.
  • We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader.
  • Disabled applicants who fulfil the minimum criteria for the role will be progressed to the next stage of the process.