Analyst, Information Security

Please note that this role is based in the United Kingdom. To enable us to meet the statutory and regulatory obligations of the United Kingdom immigration system you must have the appropriate immigration permission needed to work and reside in the United Kingdom for the duration of the employment.

The Incident Response & Information Security Analyst supports Sony Pictures Entertainments cyber defense mission by assisting with alert triage incident response documentation and security operations activities across the enterprise.

This entry-level role is designed for a developing cybersecurity professional who can learn quickly follow established playbooks and contribute to timely accurate responses to phishing malware identity endpoint cloud and other security events. The analyst will work closely with Incident Response Security Operations IT and other Information Security teams to help protect SPEs employees productions intellectual property business operations and technology environment.

What youll do:

• Monitor review and triage security alerts from SIEM EDR email security identity cloud and other security platforms under the direction of senior analysts.
• Support investigation of suspected security events including phishing malware credential exposure suspicious logins endpoint activity and unauthorized access attempts.
• Collect and document relevant evidence timelines indicators of compromise investigative steps actions taken and escalation details in the appropriate case management systems.
• Execute defined containment and remediation steps from approved playbooks escalating complex or high-risk issues to senior Incident Response team members.
• Assist with post-incident review activities by capturing lessons learned control gaps recurring patterns and opportunities to improve response quality.
• Support maintenance and continuous improvement of incident response playbooks procedures knowledge articles and analyst runbooks.
• Research emerging threats phishing themes malware trends vulnerabilities and actor behaviors relevant to SPEs business and technology environment.
• Partner with Information Security IT and business teams to support timely communication ticket routing evidence gathering and remediation follow-up.
• Contribute to operational reporting metrics and recurring summaries related to alert volume incident trends response activity and control improvement opportunities.

What you have:

• Foundational technical knowledge: Basic understanding of networking operating systems identity and access management endpoint security cloud services email security and common cybersecurity threats.

• Security operations exposure: Familiarity with SIEM EDR ticketing/case management email security vulnerability management or log analysis tools preferred.

• Incident response discipline: Ability to follow playbooks document investigative steps preserve relevant evidence escalate appropriately and communicate findings clearly.

• Analytical skills: Strong curiosity attention to detail problem-solving ability and willingness to validate assumptions before escalating or closing security events.

• Communication: Clear written and verbal communication skills including the ability to summarize technical findings for analysts managers and business partners.

• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with Incident Response Security Operations IT and business stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

• Learning mindset: Demonstrated interest in cybersecurity through coursework labs internships certifications personal projects competitions or related technical experience.

How we take care of you:

• Competitive salary.
• A choice of comprehensive health plan options that fit your lifestyle including private medical insurance.
• Rest and recharge during a week off during the winter holidays in addition to the 25 days of paid annual leave.
• Participate in extensive learning & development opportunities at all levels including curated instructor-led classes and high-impact online resources.
• Build your community by joining our Employee Business Resource Groups and/or Sony Pictures Action our racial equity and inclusion strategy.
• Access to an employee online store filled with a variety of discounted Sony products.
• Watch the newest movies and TV shows at our exclusive employee screenings at work.
• Entitlement to apply for an interest-free season ticket loan.
• Automatic enrolment in the Companys Pension Plan
• Free counselling and advisory service.
• You will be automatically enrolled in the Companys Life Insurance and Group Income Protection Plans subject to any applicable service requirements.
• The opportunity to attend various social events in our state-of-the-art offices in Paddington.

In addition to the above we have a range of other optional discounted benefits that are reviewed regularly (e.g. gym memberships travel insurance activity passes car leasing experience days and many more!)

If you require any reasonable adjustments with any part of the recruitment process including the application or interview process please contact us at Please put Reasonable Adjustment Request in the subject line of the email.

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Sony Pictures Entertainment is committed to equal opportunity in all its employment practices policies and procedures. No worker or potential worker will therefore receive less favourable treatment due to their race age creed sexual orientation colour nationality ethnic origin disability religion gender marital status or Trade Union membership (if applicable).

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