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Senior Cyber Security Analyst - Microsoft Security Stack

Harrington Starr · London, Greater London

Type
Full-time
Posted
8 days ago

Overview

Your incident investigation and documentation skills from policing are relevant, but the role demands deep technical expertise.

About this role

Harrington Starr are seeking a Cyber Security Analyst to join a small but specialist security team for a global end user headquartered in London. The role will give the successful candidate to play a key technical role working on a global basis. We are seeking candidates with experience of the Microsoft Security Stack, and ideally OT security experience, although the OT experience can be picked up with training offered. This is an all-rounder role, which whilst it will have a technical focus, will also encompass GRC and compliance

Key day to day responsibilities will include

  • Management of cyber incidents and liaison with the SOC provider
  • Threat hunting using proactive methods
  • Vulnerability management (tenable is tool used) and patching
  • Security policy, compliance, and user awareness in relation to the OT\ SCADA systems
  • Incident investigation and documentation
  • Utilisation of the Microsoft Security Stack – Azure Sentinel, Defender, Purview

In order to be suitable you will need the following background:

  • 3+ years’ experience within a technical security role with a recent experience of the Microsoft Security Stack/ tooling
  • Experience of Network firewalls - exposure to Fortinet, Cisco FirePower and Cisco Meraki desirable
  • Some knowledge of technical security frameworks – ISO27001, NIST, SOC2 with experience of compliance related work
  • Any knowledge of OT/ SCADA security including the IEC 62443 OT security standard highly desirable
  • Any Microsoft or wider security certifications desirable

The role is based in the Central London Head office with three days in the office required on a hybrid basis.

Please send your CV ASAP for immediate consideration.

About cyber security & digital forensics roles for ex-police

Cyber security, digital forensics and incident-response roles. DMIs, cybercrime investigators and digital forensics officers bring evidential discipline and investigative judgement that DFIR and security teams struggle to hire.

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Why this fits a police background

  • Investigative casework
  • Working to legislation & regulation

What cyber security & digital forensics roles pay ex-police

Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026

Digital forensics analyst£32,000–£45,000
DFIR consultant£45,000–£65,000
Senior forensics / IR specialist£60,000–£80,000
Threat-intelligence specialist£55,000–£80,000
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