Cyber Security Analyst - Incident Response

Job Title

Cyber Security Analyst - Incident Response

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category

Cyber Security

Closing Date

5 April 2026

 

We are looking for a motivated and dynamic individual to join our Incident Response (IR) team here at ASDA. As a cyber security analyst, you will be using your experience and technical skills to help protect our business, colleagues and customers. We are currently going through one of the biggest transformation projects, which means you will have the opportunity to shape our security posture as we embark on this exciting journey.

Please be advised that this position requires attendance at Asda House in Leeds for a minimum of three days per week. We’re really looking forward to having you around!

We welcome applications from candidates seeking part-time hours, flexible working arrangements, or job share opportunities.

What You'll Love
As a Cyber Security Analyst in the IR team, you will be the escalation point for incidents after the initial triage by our Security Operation Centre (SOC). You will primarily focus on investigating and resolution of escalated security incidents by applying your experience, security knowledge and technical skills.

Furthermore, you will contribute to the maturity of our IR function and the SOC through proposing new detections rules and creations of Runbooks and Guides. You will also conduct threat hunts to identify latest threats and consider ways to mitigate them by taking advantage of available tools and leveraging open-source Intelligence (OSINT). This is a fantastic opportunity to build your security portfolio, to expand and build upon your skills and knowledge.

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What You'll Need

• Good analytical and technical skills.
• Ability to prioritise tasks with attention to details.
• Experience in triaging security alerts with a methodical approach for investigating and remediating security incidents.
• Experience with SIEM tools and their role in investigating security alerts, preferably Microsoft Sentinel.
• Ability to follow Runbooks and Guides while responding to an incident.
• Contribute to and propose improvements to Runbooks, Guides and other security related documentation.
• Perform daily tasks, when not responding to active incidents, such as wring reports and updating documentations.
• Broad knowledge of key security concepts and principles with an understanding of the threat landscape.
• Exposure to and familiarity with cloud-based environment such as Microsoft Azure.
• Ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong professional communication skills.
• Experience in writing security policies and process documentation
• Having a learning mindset, we value learning and development

Desirable skills

• Experience in use of Microsoft Defender suite and their use in investigating alerts and remediating incidents.
• Experience in KQL or use of Hunting query in Defender.
• Ability to propose, modify and improve detection rules in Sentinel.

Apply today by completing an online application…

If you have any questions about the role, then please email Edward.Simpson@asda.uk

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Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus

• Company pension up to 7% matched

• 15% colleague discount in store and online

• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.

• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated

• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves