{"id":3607289,"url":"https://alion.io/job/global-relay-cyber-security-specialist-l2","title":"Cyber Security Specialist - L2","company":{"id":58182,"name":"Global Relay","domain":"globalrelay.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/global-relay","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":83,"open_postings":34,"ghost_share":0.059,"stale_share":0.294,"repost_share":0.088,"time_to_fill_p50_days":65,"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"}},"role":"Security","role_family":"Security","seniority":"junior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["London, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":2,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"ITIL","optional":false},{"name":"Linux","optional":false},{"name":"Machine Learning","optional":false},{"name":"Model Context Protocol","optional":false},{"name":"SIEM","optional":false},{"name":"Windows","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2025-12-08T16:41:52Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-02","last_verified_at":"2026-11-05T12:13:37Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":332,"trust":{"level":"stale","repost_count":0,"flags":["stale"],"days_open":331},"description":"Who we are:\nFor over 25 years, Global Relay has set the standard in enterprise information archiving with industry-leading cloud archiving, surveillance, eDiscovery, and analytics solutions. We securely capture and preserve the communications data of the world’s most highly regulated firms, giving them greater visibility and control over their information and ensuring compliance with stringent regulations.\nThough we offer competitive compensation and benefits and all the other perks one would expect from an established company, we are not your typical technology company. Global Relay is a career-building company. A place for big ideas. New challenges. Groundbreaking innovation. It’s a place where you can genuinely make an impact - and be recognized for it.\nWe believe great businesses thrive on diversity, inclusion, and the contributions of all employees. To that end, we recruit candidates from different backgrounds and foster a work environment that encourages employees to collaborate and learn from each other, completely free of barriers.\nGlobal Relay is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.\nYour role:\nThe Cyber Security Specialist 2 provides second level response to security threats and vulnerabilities. This position analyzes event logs, system logs, and other data sources to determine the root cause of security events and provide recommendations to resolve the events. This position also designs, plans, implements, and maintains assigned components of Global Relay’s security infrastructure within an AI enabled environment.\nYour responsibilities:\nAdhere at all times to separation of duties between your role as a member of the security team that monitors the activities of privileged users, and privileged network and Operations/DevOps team members that use their privileges to resolve incidents and fulfill requests in the production environment.\nWorking knowledge of how AI or machine learning features are used in security platforms such as SIEM, EDR/XDR and SOAR, with hands-on ability to configure, support or test these capabilities as part of day-to-day security technology operations.\nAbility to help assess, test and tune approved AI-enabled use cases such as alert enrichment, triage, detection, investigation and response automation. Can check output quality, identify false positive or unexpected behavior, document results and escalate issues appropriately.\nPractical understanding of common risks from organizational use of generative AI tools, copilots, agents and MCP or other tool integrations, including prompt injection, sensitive-data exposure, excessive permissions and unsafe or unauthorized actions.\nProvide second level support by actioning escalated security incidents and service requests in a timely manner.\nReview, assess, and prioritize security related events based on severity and criticality.\nPerform audit and analysis functions on internal and external data sources.\nEvaluate, install, and maintain security related software and tools to ensure best of class monitoring and protection of systems and applications; examples include vulnerability detection, assessment and mitigation tools, penetration testing tools, log management and monitoring tools, in-house developed security applications, intrusion detection and prevention systems, mobile computing device controls, VPNs and DR systems.\nDevelop and maintain process documentation.\nAssist with Global Relay security audits.\nAssist with the enforcement of security policies.\nParticipate in security awareness initiatives.\nAdminister firewall rule changes, patches, and updates aligned with the change management process.\nAbout you:\n2-5 years hands-on experience working with core information security systems such as firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention implementations, antivirus and anti-malware solutions, SIEM solutions, two-factor and biometric authentication solutions, and server and network device hardening.\n2-5 years of hands-on experience working with core infrastructure and networking components such as Windows and Linux servers, L2-L3 network switches and routers.\n1+ years exp of how AI or machine learning features are used in security platforms.\nProven experience performing analysis of security events to determine root cause and provide resolution.\nCertification in security technologies such as SIEM tools, firewalls, networking, etc.\nExcellent understanding of a wide variety of communication protocols.\nExperience using an internal and external ticketing system for ITIL-based incident, problem and change management.\nPrevious experience in troubleshooting day-to-day operational processes such as report generation, data verification, data correlation, etc.\nExcellent verbal, written and documentation skills.\nMethodical and creative approach to problem-solving.\nSuperior time management and prioritizing ability.\nWhat you can expect:\nAt Global Relay, there’s no ceiling to what you can achieve. It’s the land of opportunity for the energetic, the intelligent, the driven. You’ll receive the mentoring, coaching, and support you need to reach your career goals. You’ll be part of a culture that breeds creativity and rewards perseverance and hard work. And you’ll be working alongside smart, talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with complementary knowledge and skills.\nGlobal Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.\nWe seek to ensure reasonable adjustments, accommodations, and personal time are tailored to meet the unique needs of every individual.\nTo learn more about our business, culture, and community involvement, visit www.globalrelay.com.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5745,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United Kingdom","iso":"GB","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Cybersecurity","Document Management","Security Compliance","RegTech, AML & Compliance"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-02T12:14:41Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"GB","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker)","filings_12m":null,"filings_prev_12m":null,"green_card_filings_12m":null,"median_offered_wage_usd":null,"route":"Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker","cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-11-05T06:29:30+00:00","sources":["UK Home Office: register of licensed sponsors (workers)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":6,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.218,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":331,"expected_fill_days":65,"reasons":["conf:3","velocity","win:tail","crowd:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/global-relay-cyber-security-specialist-l2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/global-relay-cyber-security-specialist-l2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-05T17:24:19Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":22733,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-06T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":58182},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=58182"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fglobal-relay-cyber-security-specialist-l2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fglobal-relay-cyber-security-specialist-l2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fglobal-relay-cyber-security-specialist-l2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/global-relay-cyber-security-specialist-l2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fglobal-relay-cyber-security-specialist-l2"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3607289}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"globalrelay.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3607289},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}