Job Description

Job Title: Cyber Security Analyst - DV
Location: Fully remote

Contract Duration: Until Feb 2026 (ad-hoc days as and when needed. Around 10 days/month)

Daily Rate: £730.40/day (Umbrella – Maximum)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Security Clearance: DV

Minimum Requirement:

• Have experience with dealing with real world threats in the serious and organised crime or cyber threat incidents.
• Have experience in analysing malware behaviour and an ability to identify associated infrastructure.
• Have an excellent understanding of how cyber threat attackers build and use infrastructure to undertake malicious activity

Essential Qualifications:

• CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) or a similar certification
• GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI) or a similar certification
• GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM) or a similar certification
• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
• Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) or a similar certification

*will accept 2 of the above qualifications*

The Role:

The purpose of this project is to understand how ‘real world’ regulation, and foundational technologies of cyberspace can inadvertently facilitate or be exploited for criminal activity. This work will help inform more effective responses by government, law enforcement and developers alike to combat cybercrime.

Researching malicious internet infrastructure is a highly specialised field that blends cybersecurity, threat intelligence, and network analysis. A specialist in this area should possess a combination of technical skills, analytical capabilities, and practical experience.

The key objective is to derive new insights into the different types of malicious infrastructure which are being used by cybercriminals to identify opportunities to use the insights into malicious infrastructure to inform cybercrime policy and countermeasures including an assessment of risks and issues.

The role will also require excellent stakeholder management skills to contact and engage with key organisations, individuals and maybe academia.

Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant   

CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on 0121 794 8181.

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

To apply for this role please submit your latest CV or contact Aspect Resources on 0121 794 8181