Senior Cybersecurity Analyst (f/m/d)

Your tasks

CARFAX Europe is looking for a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst to join our information security team in Munich. As a Senior Analyst, you’ll take the lead in defending our company against evolving threat landscape, driving incident response, and strengthening our security posture.

As a senior level analyst, you will be collaborating closely with other engineers, developers, and managers within our cross‑functional environment.

Your daily tasks:

• Monitor, analyse, and evaluate security threats
• Identify suspicious patterns and anomalies
• Conduct deep-dives into actual and potential cybersecurity incidents
• Manage and prioritise vulnerabilities in both code and infrastructure
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to enhance security posture of the company
• Translate complex security issues into clearly defined actionable items

Your profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science or similar
• 5+ years of combined experience in either Cybersecurity Engineering or Analytics role(s)
• Strong experience in cloud security (AWS, Azure, etc..)
• Solid understanding of networks (TCP/IP, DNS, etc..)
• Experience in Vulnerability Management Platforms (WIZ, Tenable, etc..)
• Strong experience in SIEM tooling (MS Sentinel, Splunk, etc..)
• Understanding of security frameworks and best practices
• A certification like CompTIA Security+, CompTIA CySA+ or CEH would be desirable
• Strong understanding and experience of EDR Solutions
• Familiarity with OWASP Top 10
• Experience with DLP Systems
• Basic automation skills (scripting in Python, PowerShell, etc..)
• Strong verbal and written English (C1)
• Analytical mindset with high attention to details
• Natural team‑player with "can-do" attitude

Benefits

• Financials: Fully company‑funded pension plan, life‑ and occupational disability insurance
• Health: Financial support for sports and wellness activities | Free counselling at life and wellbeing challenges
• Work‑life Balance: Flexible and family‑friendly working hours with additional days off for special occasions and volunteering | The possibility to work from abroad up to 2 months a year