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Data and Technology Services

Information Security Analyst

Salary from £40,229 to £48,456 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £52,095 pa inclusive of London allowance

The London School of Economics is a cosmopolitan university situated in the vibrant centre of London that specialises in the study of social sciences. Our Data and Technology Services division provides services to over 14,000 staff and student users.

The main purposes of the Information Security Analyst role are to be responsible and accountable for performing second line of defence incident response, vulnerability management, threat detection and response, PCI DSS audit and other audit tasks, establishing the implementation of appropriate system, network and data controls; commissioning annual penetration test and internal vulnerability scan, attacks and data breaches; participating in projects as required and providing consultancy on best practice; operational control of information security tools.

The Information Security Officer will be working very closely with the Information Security Manager and will be expected to take the lead in assessing data management plans, user safety, security control implementation, handling threats and issues, monitoring compliance, and advising end users over information security issues. It is essential that, along with a strong knowledge of information security concepts and approaches, the post holder is able to engage with a wide range of staff with differing backgrounds and technical competencies, and has a knowledge of the higher education environment.

You will be responsible for:

• Responding to information security threats, vulnerabilities, attacks and requests
• Penetration Testing and vulnerability assessments

·       Consultancy on Best Practice

• Security Posture Assessment

Candidates should have;

• Knowledge of issues surrounding systems, network, application, or end user security vulnerabilities
• Good understanding of information security vulnerabilities and threats
• Experience dealing with operational security, information security incidents, including liaison with other teams and institutions
• User experience of SIEM tools
• Ability to analyse vulnerabilities and implement remediations
• Analyse and respond to reports of threats, vulnerabilities and incidents 

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please go to www.jobs.lse.ac.uk. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email dts.admin@lse.ac.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is 15 August 2024 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.