Cyber Security Analyst Review

The role was primarily supporting senior analysts within thr Security Operations team, with vulnerability management, intrusion detection, usage of Microsoft security suite for identity management and protection i.e. Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Azure. As an entry level analyst my role focused more on the threat monitoring and analysis of logs side, with smaller responsibilities including weekly security checks, investigating alerts and incidents, keeping up to date with public sector cyber security news and being involved with governance and audit work.

Yes. I was given smaller responsibilities at the start which then became greater as I picked up the workflow naturally and got more confident handling multiple pieces of work. I was always given support, however from members of the team.

The placement built on top of my university theory and took it further.

Team members and managers always reached out to talk about how everything was going and always offered their time and assistance.

Very relaxed. There was an expectation to come into the office on time and have your work done to a high quality, however the atmosphere amongst the team and between departments was highly relaxed and welcoming even for a beginner.

Enjoyed every bit of it, and would return if given the opportunity.

Yes