We’re looking for two experienced Senior SOC Analysts to join a highly capable security operations team supporting sensitive, mission-critical environments. This is a hands-on senior role with real ownership: leading analysts, shaping SOC capability, and operating at the sharp end of UK national security.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor systems for security alerts, incidents, anomalies, and indicators of compromise
- Review, design, and continuously improve security controls in a complex, evolving technical environment
- Contribute to the development and delivery of RBAC, IAM, and Access Management services
- Produce regular security and service reports for senior stakeholders
- Deliver security awareness and briefing sessions for users, stakeholders, and visitors (including onboarding briefings)
- Support security campaigns and provide clear, actionable security communications
- Maintain and assess security certifications and governance frameworks, including ISO 27001
- Provide ongoing security guidance and operational support to users and technical teams
- Work closely with the Operational Security Manager to mature and evolve SOC capability
- Stay current with emerging threats, attack techniques, and defensive best practice
- Research and contribute to the continuous improvement of security operations as a discipline
- Participate in shift-based SOC service delivery (24/7 coverage)
Required Experience & Skills
- 3+ years’ experience in a SOC or closely related cyber security role
- Strong working knowledge of:
- SIEM platforms
- Security Incident Management
- Cloud environments
- Networking fundamentals
- Threat intelligence and threat hunting
- Information security principles
- Phishing, ransomware, and modern attack vectors
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Joiners, Movers, and Leavers (JML) processes
- ITSM policies and operational procedures
- Information classification and handling
- Experience mentoring, managing, or developing junior analysts
- Comfortable operating in high-assurance, highly regulated environments
Qualifications
- CISMP, CompTIA Security+, or equivalent cyber security certifications (desirable)
- Must hold active DV clearance