Job Title: SOC Analyst
Location: Home based / Remote – Must be Based in the United Kingdom
Salary: Up to £35,000
Qualifications: Must be eligible for SC Clearance

ABOUT THE SOC ANALYST ROLE

As a SOC Analyst, you will support the SOC Manager, acting as an escalation point and technical SME for stakeholders within multiple key clients. This is a hands-on role, that gives you the opportunity to work in a customer-facing capacity as a first point of contact between the customer and security operations centre.
As SOC Analyst you will have the opportunity to develop consultancy skills, whilst offering insight into the best technical solutions to secure and report on their client technology stack.

DAY-TO-DAY TASKS INCLUDE:

• Security monitoring and first response.
• Incident handling and management.
• Vulnerability testing and threat hunting.
• Microsoft technology stack experience.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THE SOC ANALYST ROLE:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience within a similar support based role, ideally in the managed services space across the Microsoft technology stack.
• Experience in Entra ID, Intune, and Azure.
• Knowledge of Sentinel and Microsoft Defender.
• Experience working within a SOC environment would be advantageous.
• Demonstrable experience in forming collaborative working relationships with customers and other internal stakeholders.
• Confidence in effectively communicating technical incidents or security threats to non-technical stakeholders.
• Previous experience of working with SIEM and log monitoring tools.
• SC-200, SC-900 or equivalent certification would be beneficial but not essential.
  To be considered for this role, you must be UK based and eligible for SC Clearance.