Information Security Specialist

Planet; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

About Planet:

Planet is a global provider of integrated technology and payments solutions for retail and hospitality customers. We create great experiences for the millions of people who use our payments, software, and tax-free solutions every minute of every day. Planet empowers its customers to deliver great customer experiences by combining payments and software in ways that drive greater loyalty, increase revenue and save time. Founded over 35 years ago and with our headquarters in London, today we have more than 2,500 employees located across six continents serving our customers in more than 120 markets.

Role Overview:

As an L1 SOC Analyst you will be working alongside our established Global SOC Team and our MSSP partner to effectively and timely respond and manage security incidents and alerts. Planet’s Global SOC Team provides 24x7x365 monitoring and you will be required to work shifts.

What you will do:

1. First point of contact for security events, anomalies, incidents, and investigations.
2. Monitor, triage, and respond to alerts produced by various monitoring solutions and escalated to you by the external MSSP.
3. Conduct log-based and endpoint-based threat hunting to protect against threats coming from multiple sources.
4. Assist senior team members in process creation, refinement, and testing.
5. Correlate suspicious activities across assets (endpoint, network, applications) and environments (on-premises, cloud) to identify abnormal activity patterns.
6. Work with our MSSP and service owners to ensure proper onboarding of all log sources into the SIEM solution.
7. Assist in post-incident activities to ensure gaps are closed to prevent future incidents.
8. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to establish, maintain, and continuously improve monitoring, alerting, and reporting.
9. Assist in implementing capability improvements such as tuning, configuration, and visibility improvements.

Who you are:

1. Up to 1 year of relevant industry experience (preferable).
2. Solid foundational understanding of computer networks and core security principles.
3. Holds entry-level or role-relevant certifications that reflect a commitment to technical and security development (e.g., Security+, BTL1, SC-200, Network+, CCNA).
4. Exposure to Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools.
5. Basic familiarity with Microsoft Defender XDR and its capabilities.
6. Comfortable reading and interpreting basic scripts (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash).
7. Introductory knowledge of cloud environments and associated security concepts.
8. Foundational understanding of networking, and the Linux and Windows operating systems.
9. Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with proficiency in English.

Why Planet:

Planet is an equal opportunity employer where diversity is valued, and all employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Come and grow your career in the most exciting, fast paced technology market, with a business that delivers feel-good connected commerce. We would love to hear from you – Apply now.

At Planet, we embrace a hybrid work model, with three days a week in the office. Reasonable accommodations may be made in order to allow for an individual to perform the essential functions of this role successfully.