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Headquartered in London, UK and publicly listed there since 1971, we employ c.3,900 employees across our 5 innovation centres of excellence and more than 29 manufacturing sites across Europe, North America and Asia. Around 20% of our sales volumes are from new and patent protected products.\nAt our innovation centres of excellence in the UK, Germany, China, Malaysia and Ohio, USA we collaborate closely with our customers to develop new products and enhance existing ones tailored to their needs, with an increasing range of sustainability benefits. Since 2021, we have been proud holders of the London Stock Exchange Green Economy Mark, which recognises green technology businesses making a significant contribution to a more sustainable, low-carbon economy.\nAre you passionate about cyber security and ready to make a real impact in a global organisation? At Synthomer, we're looking for a Senior IT Security Analyst to help strengthen and evolve our security capabilities across our international business.\nThis is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of critical security platforms, investigate threats, drive continuous improvement, and play a key role in protecting our people, systems and data.\nWhat You'll Be Doing\nAs a Senior IT Security Analyst, you'll be at the heart of our security operations, working across a range of technologies and initiatives, including:\nManaging and improving our security platforms and services\nAdministering key technologies including Microsoft 365 Security, Purview, Mimecast, Trellix, Defender and Skyhigh SWG\nInvestigating phishing attempts, security incidents and emerging cyber threats\nSupporting cloud security, data protection and DLP initiatives\nActing as a trusted security partner to IT teams, external providers and business stakeholders\nDriving security awareness and promoting best practice across the organisation\nContributing to security projects, audits and continuous improvement programmes\nWhat We're Looking For\nWe're interested in security professionals who combine strong technical expertise with a proactive, customer-focused mindset.\nYou'll ideally have:\nExperience in an IT Security, Cyber Security or Information Security role\n\nHands-on experience with Microsoft 365 Security technologies\n\nKnowledge of Microsoft Purview, DLP, Information Protection and Compliance tools\n\nExperience administering Mimecast or similar email security platforms\n\nExperience with endpoint protection and secure web gateway technologies\n\nUnderstanding of Azure security controls and cloud security principles\n\nStrong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills\n\nA passion for staying ahead of the evolving threat landscape\n\nWhy Join Synthomer?\nAt Synthomer, security is a business priority. 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