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Life on the team

Placed within our Security Operations function, our Cyber Threat Operations Team play an essential role in protecting Computacenter from the latest threats and threat actors. The Cyber Threat Operations Team work to ensure we have a forward-looking mentality to identify emerging threats and trends. Our team brings together a diverse set of specialist skills, including Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting, Malware Analysis, Digital Forensics, Incident Response, and Threat Modelling. At our core, we are driven by a mission to “investigate, collate and locate” : to unearth new threats, collate all available information about them, and then seek them out and respond appropriately.

The aim of the Cyber Threat Operations Team is to ensure the wider security division is one step ahead of security threats by applying technical knowledge and understanding of global events to produce relevant, actionable intelligence. The Cyber Threat Operations Team understand how threats feed into business risks. We lead on collecting, evaluating, and analysing all sources of information to produce finished Threat Intelligence to help inform Computacenter and minimise the risk of harm.

We are now looking for an experienced Malware Analyst to join our team. In this role you will be responsible for the prioritisation, gathering and analysing malware samples associated to emerging threats, and then disseminating your findings to relevant teams for appropriate action.

What you’ll do

• Analyse and Investigate : Conduct thorough analysis of malware samples to understand their behaviour, functionality, and impact.
• Threat Detection : Develop and implement strategies to detect and mitigate malware threats across various platforms and networks.
• Incident Response : Collaborate with the incident response team to investigate and respond to security incidents involving malware.
• Research and Development : Stay updated with the latest malware trends and techniques and contribute to the development of new detection and prevention tools.
• Reporting : Prepare detailed reports on malware analysis findings and provide actionable recommendations to enhance security measures as well as giving briefings to stakeholders on your work, and the trends you are seeing.
• Collaboration : Work closely with other cybersecurity professionals to share insights and improve overall threat intelligence.
• Training and Awareness : Educate and train internal teams on malware threats and best practices for prevention and response.
• Innovate and Develop : Use your ideas as a leading voice in the Malware Analysis area to continue to improve upon existing processes

What you’ll need

About us

With over 20,000 employees across the globe, we work at the heart of digitisation, advising organisations on IT strategy, implementing the most appropriate technology, and helping our customers to source, transform and manage their technology infrastructure in over 70 countries. We deliver digital technology to some of the world’s greatest organisations, driving digital transformation, and enabling people and their businesses.

Learning and development

Our people are our strength which is why we offer leadership training, coaching, mentoring, professional development, and international opportunities. Whichever direction you choose to go in – whether it’s a well-trodden path or a completely new part of the business – we’ll support you. Our managers champion their people, powering their personal development and helping them to reach their full potential.

You belong

We passionately believe in the power of diversity and inclusion. We celebrate our differences because we know a diverse workforce with different experiences and perspectives helps us win together. And to do that, you need to feel comfortable to bring your whole self to work – and you can only do that when you feel supported, valued, and have a sense of belonging which is what we strive to achieve.

Your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and our values, and that you bring the experience and skills we need.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer; we welcome applications from people with a disability – and guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability and meet the essential requirements for the job.