Cyber Security Analyst

The Boeing Company; Bristol; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual incentive plans

Continued learning

Diverse and inclusive culture

Pension plan with 10% employer contrib

Company paid medical plan

Long-term sickness protection

Parental leave options

Life insurance 6x salary

Well Being Programs

Job summary

The Boeing Company in Bristol is seeking an experienced Security Operations Centre specialist to manage and enhance tooling, monitor threats, and respond to security incidents within established frameworks.

You will work with SIEMs, logs, and threat intelligence, mentor junior analysts, and maintain SLAs and KPIs while undergoing UK security clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Security Operations Centre (SOC) environment.
• Proficient with SIEMs and alert evaluation.
• Ability to interpret logs from systems, apps, and network devices.
• Experience with packet capture and analysis.
• Experience in incident response and data-based investigations.
• Experience in alert rule creation (SNORT, YARA).

Responsibilities

• Support security risk identification and monitoring.
• Identify tooling and process improvements to align with best practices.
• Configure and use SIEM and vulnerability tools.
• Develop SOC best practices and threat detection methods.
• Mentor junior analysts and ensure SLA/KPIs.
• Assist in incident response when needed.

Skills

SOC operations

SIEM

Log analysis

Threat detection

Incident response

SNORT

YARA

Threat modeling

Education

Information Security degree

CISSP Certification

CREST Intrusion Analyst

Tools

Splunk

SNORT

YARA

Vulnerability scanners

Job description

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

You’ll work within our established frameworks to enable the timely and effective management, configuration, design of tooling and all other activities related to the SOC including new and emerging cyber threats.

Position Responsibilities

• Supporting the Security Specialist/Security Manager/Functional Lead in the identification and ongoing monitoring of specific security risks
• Continuously identifying improvements in both tooling and processes to ensure services operated are aligned to industry best practice and Boeing enterprise best practices
• Configure and utilise SIEM, vulnerability management and other security-based tooling.
• Innovate in the areas of SIEM and SOC and develop best practice.
• Mentor and oversee development of junior analysts.
• Work to well-defined SLAs & KPIs.
• Support incident response where required.

This position will require you to undergo a security clearance check.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

3+ years’ experience in the following areas:

• Working in a Security Operations Centre (SOC).
• Working with SIEMs and evaluating SIEM alerts.
• Experienced in using log aggregation and correlation tools (Splunk preferred).
• Experienced in interpreting systems, application and network device logs.
• Experienced in packet capture and analysis.
• Experienced in responding to security alerts and performing data-based investigations.
• Experienced in alert rule creation and development (SNORT, YARA, SIEM).
• Experienced in environment threat modeling.
• Experienced in identifying and handling security incidents.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

• Experience researching current threats and vulnerabilities to Information Technology systems.
• Experience of practical threat hunting experience in a high value information/high threat processing environment dealing with persistent threats.
• Information Security qualification, Degree-level education in Information Security or related area
• CISSP Certification
• CREST – Intrusion Analyst, Cyber Threat Intelligence
• SANS GNFA, GCIA, GCIH
• Comptia Security+, CySA+
• Splunk Enterprise Data Administration
• Splunk Enterprise System Administration

Relocation

This position does not offer relocation. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

What Boeing offers you

The Boeing benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being. Here’s a snapshot of what we offer:

• Competitive salary and annual incentive plans
• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the approach and skills to navigate whatever comes next
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs
• 23 days plus UK public holidays and a Winter Break between Christmas and New Year!
• Pension Plan with 10% employer contribution
• Company paid BUPA Medical Plan
• Short Term Sickness: 100% pay for the first 26 weeks!
• Long Term Sickness: 66.67% of annual salary from 27th week
• 6x annual salary life insurance
• Learning Together Programme to support your ongoing personal and career development
• Access to Boeing’s Well Being Programs, tool and incentives
• Excellent parental leave options are available!

Applications for this position will be accepted until Sept. 30, 2026.

Export Control Requirements

This is not an Export Control position.

Security Clearance

This position requires the ability to obtain United Kingdom Security Check.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

Shift Worker (United Kingdom).

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.

We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.