Junior SOC Analyst: Impactful Security Operations

SiXworks; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private Medical cover

Life Assurance

Pension 10%

Bonus

Development support

Secure parking

Gym on site

Café & restaurant on site

Open break spaces

Job summary

SiXworks is seeking a Junior SOC Analyst to monitor secure digital solutions and respond to security incidents. You will work within a 24/7 SOC environment, liaising with engineers, architects and delivery specialists to improve security controls and enable faster, safer decisions for critical operations.

The role emphasizes monitoring, incident response using playbooks, vulnerability triage, and collaboration within a high-security setting.

Qualifications

• Candidate has relevant cyber security qualifications or related technical roles.
• Degree in cyber security, computer science, networks or equivalent.
• Professional certifications from recognised bodies (e.g., CompTIA, ISACA).

Responsibilities

• Monitor secure digital solutions in highly secure environments for security alerts and incidents.
• Respond to incidents using a catalogue of playbooks and escalate complex cases to Tier 2.
• Review and improve security controls in line with evolving environments.
• Triage and review vulnerability scanning reports; feed results to tech teams.
• Generate recurring security reports for key stakeholders and suggest improvements.

Skills

Security monitoring

Incident response

Threat intelligence

Playbooks

Collaborative teamwork

Education

Degree in Cyber Security/CS/Networks

Certifications (CompTIA/ISACA)

Tools

SIEM

Vulnerability Scanning

Cloud computing

Job description

SiXworks is seeking a Junior SOC Analyst to monitor secure digital solutions and respond to security incidents. You will work within a 24/7 SOC environment, liaising with engineers, architects and delivery specialists to improve security controls and enable faster, safer decisions for critical operations.

The role emphasizes monitoring, incident response using playbooks, vulnerability triage, and collaboration within a high-security setting.