SOC Analyst

SOC Analyst

An opportunity has arisen in the Active Defence Incident Response Team within Digital Excellence (DEX) for a Cyber Threat Operations specialist. Supporting the Active Defence & Incident Response Manager in assisting DEX meet the challenges and demands of countering the Cyber Threat.

Details of the role include:

• 12 month contract with possible extension/employment
• Shift pattern of 07:00-15:00 or 09:00-18:00 (subject to change)
• 5 days a week on site
• Up to £85 per hour Umbrella

Duties include:

• Conduct proactive Threat Hunting in collaboration with the CTI function
• Lead Threat Detection Engineering effort working with the ISR function
• Assist with the maintenance of Security technologies
• Assisting the Cyber Eng Team with project activity
• Supporting the Incident responders with HR and InfoSec related investigations
• Attend routine security meetings

Skillset/experience required:

• A career background in Cyber Security. Security awareness and experience in all areas of IT, primarily Network Security, Infrastructure and the secondary area being Operating Systems & Applications.
• Demonstrable experience with YARA and Sigma rulesets
• Knowledge of IT Security standard methodologies.
• Demonstrable understanding of the OSI Reference Model and the network communication protocols, including but not limited to DNS, HTTP/S, SSL, SMTP, FTP/S, LDAP/S.
• Demonstrable experience with Security Information Event Monitoring Tools and/or Network Packet Capture tools.
• Hands on experience with IDS/IPS technologies and threat hunting activities.
• Strong analytical experience and mind-set.
• Experience within Defensive Cyber-attack methodologies and frameworks.
• Understanding of Malware capabilities, attack vectors, propagation and impact.
• Good communication skills liaising with the business and suppliers.