Junior SOC Analyst: Cyber Security & Incident Response

Back To Work; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Back To Work is recruiting a Junior SOC Analyst for a growing financial services organisation. You will support monitoring and protection of business systems, helping to identify security threats and keep critical data secure.

You will gain hands-on exposure to security monitoring tools, incident management processes, and threat detection activities, with opportunities to contribute to security controls and best practices.

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in cyber security and willingness to learn.
• Strong problem-solving and investigative mindset.
• Attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.
• Team player with good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts and system activity.
• Identify unusual behaviour and escalate potential threats.
• Assist with investigation of security incidents.
• Review logs and security reports.
• Help identify vulnerabilities and risks.
• Support security testing and compliance activities.
• Maintain incident records and documentation.
• Support cyber awareness initiatives across the business.
• Assist in implementing security controls and best practices.

Skills

Cyber security

Security monitoring

Incident management

Threat detection

Log analysis

Teamwork

Tools

SIEM

Job description

Back To Work is recruiting a Junior SOC Analyst for a growing financial services organisation. You will support monitoring and protection of business systems, helping to identify security threats and keep critical data secure.

You will gain hands-on exposure to security monitoring tools, incident management processes, and threat detection activities, with opportunities to contribute to security controls and best practices.