CySOC Analyst

Babcock International; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is seeking a CySOC Analyst to join their team in Bristol. This full-time position offers a hybrid working model, requiring 3 days in-office and 2 days remote. The role focuses on monitoring and maintaining cybersecurity across data centre platforms while collaborating with various experts. Ideal candidates have experience in Windows/Linux administration and cyber monitoring tools. Competitive compensation and generous benefits are provided.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Volunteer day off

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience using Windows and/or Linux operating systems.
• Understanding of applying cyber monitoring tools to hosted applications.
• Knowledge of patch management for hardware, software, and services.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain cyber security across data centre platforms.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams for security.
• Ensure robust system documentation.

Skills

Windows operating system administration

Linux operating system administration

Cyber monitoring tool application

Patch management

Cyber defence experience

Education

Relevant IT or cyber security qualifications

Tools

Splunk

Cribl

Solarwinds

McAfee EPO

Eracent

Tripwire

Job description

Overview

Job Title: CySOC Analyst

Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £38,084.00 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF67840

Defend the Future: Join Babcock’s Cyber Security Team

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Cyber Security Operations Centre Analyst at our Babcock Technology Centre office, near Bristol, South West England.

Role

As a Cyber Security Operations Centre Analyst, you’ll be at the heart of Babcock’s digital defence, protecting critical infrastructure and supporting national security. You’ll work with cutting-edge security tools and collaborate with experts across the business and the Ministry of Defence. This is your chance to make a real impact, keeping our data and systems secure, supporting the UK’s defence mission and developing your career in a fast-paced, high-growth sector.

Day-to-day, you’ll monitor and maintain cyber security across data centre platforms by using advanced security tools, collaborating with internal and external teams, ensuring robust system documentation, and continuously improving cyber monitoring infrastructure.

• Undertaking threat monitoring using security tools such as Splunk, Cribl, Solarwinds, McAfee EPO, Eracent, and Tripwire.
• Ensuring high levels of security on supported data centre platforms, working with third-party vendors and internal/external security teams.
• Maintaining and tuning monitoring tools, ensuring healthy ingestion of logging events into the SIEM.
• Keeping documentation, procedures and processes up to date and supporting internal/external penetration testing and vulnerability scans.
• Maintaining and upgrading cyber monitoring infrastructure, troubleshooting issues, and implementing improvements.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with3 days in the office/onsite and 2 days working from home.

Essential experience

• Experience using Windows and/or Linux operating systems, with strong IT system administration skills.
• Understanding of applying cyber monitoring tools to hosted applications and IT systems.
• Knowledge of patch management for hardware, software, and services, including Windows and Linux systems/applications.
• Some knowledge of MoD specific security systems and processes is desirable but not essential.
• Demonstrable experience and a passion for cyber defence are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Relevant IT or cyber security qualifications are advantageous but not essential.

Security clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) / Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

About Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 07/10/2025

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