Senior SOC Analyst x 6

Senior SOC Analyst

Home Based (Requirement to visit the Leeds Office once per quarter) | £58,620 Package |

24/7 Shift Pattern | Permanent

We're recruiting multiple Senior Cyber Security Analysts to join a BRAND NEW growing Security Operations team within a leading international technology and cyber security provider.

This is far more than a traditional SOC role. You'll be involved in incident response, threat hunting, vulnerability management, detection engineering and proactive cyber defence activities across a modern Microsoft security environment.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Investigating and managing security incidents end-to-end
  • Monitoring security events across cloud, endpoint, identity and network environments
  • Threat hunting and proactive security investigations
  • Querying and analysing data using KQL within Microsoft Sentinel
  • Working with Microsoft Defender XDR technologies
  • Supporting vulnerability management and security posture improvements
  • Detection engineering, alert tuning and security tooling optimisation
  • Producing technical reports and recommendations
  • Supporting governance and compliance requirements
Technology Environment
  • Microsoft Sentinel
  • Microsoft Defender XDR
  • Defender for Endpoint
  • Defender for Cloud
  • Defender for Identity
  • Defender for Cloud Apps
  • Microsoft Intune
  • Qualys
  • AttackIQ
  • XM Cyber
We are interested in candidates with experience in:
  • SOC Operations
  • Security Monitoring
  • Incident Response
  • Threat Hunting
  • Cyber Defence
  • Vulnerability Management
  • Security Operations Engineering
You may currently be working as a:
  • Senior SOC Analyst
  • SOC Analyst
  • Cyber Security Analyst
  • Security Analyst
  • Security Operations Analyst
  • Incident Response Analyst
  • Blue Team Analyst
Experience with Microsoft Sentinel, KQL and the wider Microsoft security ecosystem would be highly advantageous.

Package

  • £48,654.60 base salary
  • £9,965.40 shift allowance
  • 4 on / 4 off 12-hour shifts
  • Hybrid working
  • Home-based night shifts
  • Private medical cover
  • Enhanced pension
  • Life assurance
  • Industry certifications and training
  • Genuine career progression
A fantastic opportunity to join a highly respected cyber security organisation supporting enterprise-scale environments and operating at the forefront of modern security operations.
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