Cyber Analyst

About this role

Cardiff

We’re looking for a technically sharp, curious, and self-driven Cyber Security Analyst to join our small but dynamic cyber team here at Admiral Money.

This is a hands-on role ideal for someone who’s eager to learn, get involved, and make a real impact.

About us

Admiral Money is the dynamic lending arm of Admiral Group, offering personal loans, motor finance, and homeowner loans since 2017. We’re building something special for our customers and are looking for curious, driven individuals ready to learn, take on challenges, and make an impact.

We’re proud to be a certified Great Place to Work for over 25 years, with recognition for Women and Wellbeing. Our inclusive culture empowers everyone to Be You.

Need support during the recruitment process? Just let us know – we’re here to help.

Role Overview

As a cyber generalist, you'll work across a wide range of cyber operations activities, from monitoring alerts and responding to incidents, to supporting projects that improve our security posture. You’ll be comfortable getting stuck into a variety of tasks - whether that’s responding to Cyber incidents, performing vulnerability assessments, assisting with the automation of processes, or helping roll out new tools and technologies.

There’s plenty of day-to-day Cyber Ops work, but also opportunity to contribute to exciting initiatives that shape how we do cyber security within Admiral Money. If you're the kind of person who enjoys solving problems, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is passionate about technology, then the Admiral Money Cyber team may be just the place for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor security tools and systems (e.g., SIEM, EDR) to detect and respond to threats (rotated on-call will be required out of hours).
• Investigate security alerts, determine root cause, and support incident response activities.
• Assist with vulnerability management activities and coordinate remediation with other business teams.
• Assist in the development and enforcement of security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Perform audits and reviews of systems, applications, and user activities.
• Help develop our Cyber awareness and education programme alongside other members of the Cyber team.
• Maintain and improve documentation for incident response, security configurations, and system baselines.
• Assist in our governance, risk and compliance activities.

Essential Requirements

• Degree in Cyber Security, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience in an information security or technology function.
• Strong technical foundation across IT systems and networks, with a solid grasp of security principles and how they apply in real-world environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess complex issues and define and implement solutions.
• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbally.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience of specific cyber technologies (for example SIEM tools, EDR tools etc).
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure and GCP.
• Experience with Python or similar languages.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, or CIS Controls.
• Familiarity with risk management concepts.
• Familiarity with GenAI technologies -Specifically LLM based prompt engineering.

Admiral: Where You Can

We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It's a place where you can Be You, and show up as you are. We’re committed to fostering a people-first culture where everyone is accepted, supported, and empowered to be brilliant. You can, Grow And Progress at a pace and direction that suits you, Make A Difference for our customers and each other, and Share in Our Future with all colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service.

Everyone receives 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when they join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave.

We’re proud of our people-first culture. In fact, we've been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We’re fully committed to making sure your progression is not slowed or halted by barriers related to race, gender, age, sexuality or any of the protected characteristics.

Our fantastic benefits make sure our colleagues have a great work-life balance; You can view some of our other key benefits here.

As a Disability Confident Leader, for candidates with a disability or long-term health condition, that opt into the Disability Confident scheme, we’ll invite a fair and proportionate number of applicants that meet the essential requirements of the role to the first stage of our selection process.

If you need any adjustments or support with your application or during the recruitment process, just let us know. Please do email eden.davies39@admiralgroup.co.uk or contact us on 07780038264. This number is dedicated to supporting candidates that require reasonable adjustments or support during the application process.

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