LeadITSecurityAnalyst

Culina group are a market leading ambient and chilled food & drink 3PL specialist, providing warehouse and distribution alongside fresh, food manufacturing, co-packing and bonded divisions. Working in partnership with some of the biggest household names in the food and drink sector. With over 20 million square feet of warehousing spread across 100+ depots, we employ in excess of 22,000 people to ensure that our 2.2 million deliveries reach the correct location. Our extensive network enables us to provide a comprehensive supply chain management service covering the whole of the UK and Ireland. Role Overview The Lead IT Security Analyst is a senior technical specialist responsible for strengthening the organisation's cyber security across security operations, infrastructure protection, vulnerability management, and incident response. Reporting to the Head of IT Security, this role plays a critical part in ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and data. Acting as a senior escalation point, the role provides technical leadership, drives continuous improvement, and ensures security is embedded into all technology change and transformation activities. Key Responsibilities Technical Security Operations * Act as the senior escalation point for security events across SIEM, EDR, firewalls, and network security tools. * Lead cyber incident response activities, including triage, containment, investigation, and root cause analysis. * Oversee day-to-day security operations and threat detection capabilities across the IT estate. * Ensure the effective configuration, tuning, and maturity of SOC/SIEM tooling and alerting. * Collaborate with managed security service providers to ensure high-quality and timely service delivery. Vulnerability & Threat Management * Lead the vulnerability management programme across infrastructure, cloud, and applications. * Coordinate remediation activities with IT and operational teams to reduce risk exposure. * Analyse t