Security Operations Center Analyst
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Ready to be on the frontline of cyber defence?
Our client is looking for a Security Operations Centre (SOC) Analyst to join a modern, continuously evolving SOC environment. You’ll work hands-on with real-world threats, monitoring and investigating security events across multiple customer environments while developing your skills alongside experienced analysts.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys investigation, thrives in fast-paced environments, and wants clear progression within cyber security.
What you’ll be doing
Detect & Investigate
- Monitor and triage alerts across SIEM, EDR/XDR, email and web security platforms
- Investigate suspicious activity and determine impact and severity
- Build clear timelines and maintain high-quality investigation notes
- Escalate complex cases with clear technical context
- Review vulnerability outputs and provide basic prioritisation insight
Hunt & Improve
- Participate in threat hunting activities
- Contribute ideas to improve detections, dashboards and runbooks
Collaborate & Communicate
- Provide clear written updates to customers and internal stakeholders
- Take part in shift handovers to ensure continuity
- Work closely with senior analysts to grow technical depth
What we’re looking for
- 1+ year experience in a SOC, or
- 3+ years in infrastructure or networking with strong security exposure
- Experience triaging and investigating security alerts
- Understanding of attacker behaviour, TTPs and common attack chains
- Ability to identify indicators of compromise across endpoints, networks and logs
- Hands-on experience with at least one SIEM, EDR or XDR platform
- Familiarity with ticketing systems (e.g. ServiceNow, JIRA, Salesforce)
- Knowledge of Windows, macOS and Linux environments
- Understanding of DNS, HTTP, SMB and LDAP
- Awareness of MITRE ATT&CK and distinguishing legitimate vs suspicious activity
Why join?
- A technical, analyst-first SOC that values quality investigations
- Structured training, cyber ranges and real incident exposure
- Clear career paths into Threat Intelligence, SOC Engineering, Incident Response and senior SOC roles
- Collaborative, agile team culture that values curiosity and continuous improvement
- Supportive environment with regular knowledge sharing and team events