Junior Information Security Analyst

Overview: Job overview
As Junior Information Security Analyst, you are helping Preqin to build an expanding global incident response and awareness capability. This involves responding to system alerts for security response, coordinating with IT and management to remediate findings and educating business colleagues on best practise controls for maintaining compliance with SOC2 and mitigating new threats. You will research and report on new threats as they appear in the wild and provide global support for security aspects of Data Protection legislation under the direction of VP Data Privacy.
About Preqin You will be joining the world’s leading data and insights provider for the alternative assets market. We empower the global financial community with critical information and leading analytics solutions to help them make faster and smarter investment decisions, and to make them with confidence. A forward-thinking company, we lead our industry through innovation. We trust in the power of data, and we use it to increase transparency in alternatives. We believe that access to information leads to more investment in the ideas and infrastructure that build strong communities. Responsibilities: In this role you will:
Event monitoring and response from existing and new feeds: Respond to alerts from:

• Office635 platform alerts
• OSSEC log monitoring alerts
• AWS WAF alerts
• DLP alerts and reports
• Sophos malware alerts
• Mimecast alerts

Threat identification and response

• Identify new threats from various threat sources
• Identify remediations and work collaboratively with other departments to deliver those cost effectively

Security Awareness

• Participate in local Security Awareness sessions

Security incidents

• Investigate and document security incidents

Qualifications: You are a good fit if:
For many the first experience of Infosec is a lasting experience so be professional but also be approachable and collaborative in the way you operate.

• An awareness of security threats and mitigation techniques
• Can demonstrate ways of manipulating and combining data sources to identify key indicators of compromise.
• Good written skills both in terms of process documentation and management reports.
• Good understanding of Information Security risk analysis

Desirable Requirements:

• A self-starter capable of working autonomously with minimal instruction
• A collaborator who can communicate security disciplines in a way any person can understand.
• An understanding of SOC2, PCI DSS, ISO27001 security controls and how they can be applied.
• Knowledge of technical security controls that support data protection legislation
• An aptitude for acquiring knowledge of security systems and tools and applying that knowledge in practice

Other: Company benefits:

• The opportunity to work within a well-regarded organisation in a fast-growing sector.
• Develop your career in a high growth company with an international presence.
• Subsidised Private Medical Insurance via BUPA, after successful completion of 3 months should you wish to.
• Interest-free season ticket loans on completion of probation.
• A pension plan under auto-enrolment which currently requires a minimum employee contribution of 5% of annual salary. This is matched by an employer contribution of 4%. You can opt to contribute more should you wish to. After your 1-year service with the company the employer contribution will be enhanced to match your contribution up to a maximum of 10% of your pensionable earnings. This means that if you are contributing the minimum contribution of 5%, after your 1-year service, Preqin will automatically uplift the company contribution to 5% of annual salary.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Study support of up to £900 per annum for relevant business qualifications and enhanced support of up to $2,500 for CAIA.
• Excellent Offices in London close to Victoria station and the proximity to many shops and restaurants and London’s West End.
• Company-sponsored sports teams.
• Winter and summer office parties and a company-funded team social budget.

Our culture and values: At Preqin, we’re aligned around common values – our shared beliefs that shape Preqin’s corporate culture:
Be customer-obsessed
We exist for our customers. We listen to them and understand their challenges. We design best-in-class data solutions for their success.

Act with integrity
We build trust through honesty and transparency. We’re committed to doing the right thing for our customers, our company, and each other.

Own your success
We’re a high-performance team. We challenge and champion each other in our pursuit of excellence. We never stop learning and strive to become experts in our fields.

Think forward
We lead the industry through innovation. We foster collaboration and creativity to solve our clients’ next challenge and give them a competitive advantage.

Make an impact
We drive positive change as individuals, and as a company. We’re passionate about creating a better tomorrow for our industry and our communities.
Equal opportunities:

Preqin is an equal opportunity employer, with diversity at the heart of our business. It is the policy of Preqin to ensure equal employment and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, socioeconomic status, political affiliation, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Preqin is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, so everyone has the opportunity to be successful. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please let the Preqin recruiter know at the start of the application process. Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in that process.