Cyber Threat and Vulnerability Analyst
You will help protect the Department for Business and Trade and the wider UK government from cyber threats in a fast-paced role. Working with the security operations centre and technical teams, you will conduct threat hunting, coordinate penetration testing, and manage vulnerabilities across cloud environments. You will communicate threat intelligence and provide practical advice to service teams to help them understand risks and remediate issues. Additionally, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of operational threat and vulnerability management processes and tools.
What they're looking for
- Experience in an enterprise technology setting, preferably with cyber security experience
- Understanding of the cyber threat landscape and threat actors' techniques and tactics
- Understanding of vulnerability management principles and cloud threat hunting
- Familiarity with industry frameworks such as NCSC, OWASP, CVSS, NIST, and ISO 27001
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
Qualifications
- A relevant cyber security qualification or equivalent professional experience
- Degree in a relevant subject
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to UK nationals, Republic of Ireland nationals, Commonwealth citizens with the right to work, EU, EEA, Swiss and certain Turkish nationals with relevant status.
Selection process
Sift will be from week commencing 26 October 2026. Interviews will be from week commencing 2 November 2026.
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