Senior Security Analyst

Digital Science

Information Security Senior Analyst role in Digital Science, embedding security in technology initiatives and enhancing risk management. Collaborating with teams to strengthen security practices in the research ecosystem.

Posted 7/3/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner as a trusted senior security advisor with engineering and product teams to embed secure-by-design principles early in the software development lifecycle.
Lead Cloud Security Assessments and design robust technical security controls to proactively identify, prioritize, and remediate architectural vulnerabilities.
Review and challenge proposed technology solutions and architectural designs, offering authoritative guidance to continuously raise the security maturity of our infrastructure teams.
Champion secure AI adoption by evaluating the data and security risks of emerging AI tools and workflows, ensuring they are deployed responsibly across the organization.
Drive incident response and vulnerability management initiatives, coordinating containment, eradication, and recovery efforts to safeguard business continuity.
Interrogate security data from across our global environment to surface trends, identify systemic weaknesses, and flag emerging threats before they materialize into incidents.
Optimize and manage core security technologies—including GRC reporting and threat detection platforms—to turn external threat intelligence into actionable defense strategies.
Own and deliver key strategic TechSec workstreams from initiation to completion, ensuring strong governance and transparent stakeholder communication throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience in an information security role, ideally within a regulated environment.
Practical experience with enterprise security tools and technologies (e.g. GRC workflow automation, endpoint protection, data loss prevention, identity and access management, security monitoring and threat detection solutions).
Ability to interpret outputs from security tools and use them to inform risk decisions and remediation activities.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and support decision-making.
Awareness of recent developments in AI which have impacted information and cyber security.
Familiarity with known frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, OWASP, ISO 27001, NIST and CIS Benchmarks.

Benefits

Comp & perks

We invest in, nurture and support innovative businesses and technologies that make all parts of the research process more open, efficient and effective.
The talent we secure is fundamental to us achieving our vision and our growth plans.
The values we live by are:
We are brave in the pursuit of better
We are collaborative and inclusive
We are always open-minded
We are from and for the community
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to building and nurturing a workplace where every individual feels valued and belongs.
All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
We strive to cultivate an environment where inclusivity is woven into the fabric of our culture, enabling everyone to be their best self and do their best work.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Information SecurityVulnerability ManagementData Loss PreventionIdentity and Access ManagementSecurity MonitoringThreat DetectionAnalytical SkillsRisk ManagementSecure AI AdoptionTechnical Security Controls

Soft Skills

Analytical ThinkingStakeholder CommunicationGovernance