Cyber Security Awareness & Operations Analyst

Cyber Security Awareness & Operations Analyst Leatherhead, Surrey (Hybrid – 2–3 Days per Week in the Office) 16-Week Contract What's on Offer? • £368.88 per day PAYE additional holiday pay for 12 weeks @ £44.52 a day = £383.00 • After 12 weeks, holiday pay will increase to £55.49 a day = total per day £424.00 • 16-week contract. • Hybrid working. • Initial three days per week in the office, reducing to a minimum of 2–3 days per week. • Opportunity to work for a highly respected organisation. • Collaborative and supportive Cyber Security team. Monday to Friday | 9:00am – 5:30pm Are you an experienced Cyber Security professional with hands-on experience of the KnowBe4 Security Awareness Platform? Our client, a leading UK organisation, is seeking a Cyber Security Awareness & Operations Analyst to join their established Cyber Security team. This is an exciting opportunity to combine security awareness and cyber operations, playing a key role in strengthening the organisation's security culture whilst supporting the wider infrastructure team with cyber security operations. Approximately 50% of the role will focus on managing the KnowBe4 Security Awareness Platform, delivering targeted security awareness training, running phishing simulations and producing compliance reporting. The remaining time will involve supporting the Infrastructure Team by managing threat intelligence, responding to security incidents and reviewing alerts received from the Managed Security Operations Centre (SOC). This role offers hybrid working, with an expectation of three days per week in the Leatherhead office initially to integrate with the team, before moving to a minimum of 2–3 office days per week. Key Responsibilities • Manage and administer the KnowBe4 Security Awareness Platform. • Deliver engaging cyber security awareness training across the organisation. • Plan, manage and report on phishing simulation campaigns. • Produce compliance and security awareness reporting for stakeholders. • Monitor training completion and recommend improvements. • Support the Infrastructure Team with threat and risk intelligence from the Managed SOC. • Investigate and respond to security alerts and incidents. • Support vulnerability management and security remediation activities. • Assist with Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Sentinel security operations. • Promote and enhance the organisation's cyber security culture. Essential Experience • Strong commercial experience administering the KnowBe4 Security Awareness Platform. • Experience delivering cyber security awareness programmes. • Experience managing phishing simulation campaigns. • Security awareness compliance reporting experience. • Microsoft Defender Suite. • Microsoft Sentinel. • Security Operations (SOC). • Incident Response. • Threat Intelligence. • Vulnerability Management. • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills. Desirable Experience • ISO 27001. • Cyber Essentials. • Microsoft Intune. • Security awareness programme development. • Working with Managed Security Service Providers (MSSP/MSP). • Security governance and compliance. Recruiter's NoteThis role is ideal for someone who enjoys combining cyber security awareness and education with hands-on security operations. If you have strong KnowBe4 experience and can confidently manage security awareness initiatives whilst supporting cyber operations, we'd love to hear from you. E-Personnel Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. By applying for this role, you consent to E-Personnel Recruitment processing your personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Your information will only be shared with our client following your consent. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we are unable to respond to every applicant individually. If you have not heard from us within 10 working days of your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. We will, however, retain your details securely and contact you should a more suitable opportunity arise.