Junior SOC Analyst - Hands-on Cyber Defense

Back To Work; Beeston; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Back To Work is seeking a Junior SOC Analyst to help monitor and protect business systems within a growing financial services organisation. You will gain hands-on experience with security monitoring tools, incident management processes and threat detection as part of a security operations team.

You will develop skills in threat detection, security monitoring, and incident response while supporting security controls and best practices across the company.

Qualifications

• Has a genuine interest in cyber security.
• Enjoys problem-solving and investigation.
• Has strong attention to detail.
• Is keen to learn and develop technical skills.
• Can work logically under pressure.
• Enjoys working as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts and system activity.
• Identify unusual behaviour and escalat potential threats.
• Assist with the investigation of security incidents.
• Review logs and security reports.
• Help identify vulnerabilities and potential 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.

Job description

Back To Work is seeking a Junior SOC Analyst to help monitor and protect business systems within a growing financial services organisation. You will gain hands-on experience with security monitoring tools, incident management processes and threat detection as part of a security operations team.

You will develop skills in threat detection, security monitoring, and incident response while supporting security controls and best practices across the company.