Quick overview
Job description
Security Operations Centre (SOC) Analyst
We are looking for an experienced SOC Analyst to join a cybersecurity team, supporting security monitoring, threat detection and incident response across a complex technology environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor, triage and investigate security alerts using SIEM tooling.
- Investigate and respond to cyber security incidents and Indicators of Compromise (IOCs).
- Conduct proactive threat hunting to identify malicious or unusual activity.
- Review and tune SIEM detection rules to improve detection and reduce false positives.
- Support incident containment, investigation and recovery.
- Clearly communicate security issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Skills & Experience
- Previous experience within a SOC or cyber security operations environment.
- Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms, ideally Microsoft Sentinel.
- Strong knowledge of incident response, threat hunting and IOC investigation.
- Understanding of cloud, identity, user behaviour and application security.
- Knowledge of current cyber threats, attack techniques and vulnerabilities.
- Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Relevant cyber security qualification or equivalent industry experience.
Security Clearance
- Candidates must hold SC clearance.
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