Junior SOC Engineer – SIEM & Security Analytics (On-Site)

QinetiQ Limited; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension

Generous holiday allowance

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant

Volunteering Opportunities

Job summary

QinetiQ Limited in Farnborough, England, is seeking a Junior Cyber Security Engineer for a permanent, full-time role. The position involves supporting design, development and application of configuration security tools and monitoring for infrastructure, plus reviewing security events to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Essential experience includes SOC/ security operations and proficiency with SIEM tools. The role is on-site at Farnborough, 37 hours per week, with strong benefits and career development

Qualifications

• Experience as a SOC analyst or similar security operations role.
• Ability to analyse security events and determine root causes.
• Familiarity with cyber security concepts, threats and vulnerabilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily SIEM health checks and ensure devices are logging correctly.
• Monitor log volumes, identify anomalies and escalate issues.
• Review and triage SIEM alarms and investigate incidents.
• Perform security investigations using SIEM and log analysis.
• Produce weekly/monthly security reports for working groups.
• Manage analyst rota to ensure continuous coverage.

Skills

SOC analyst

Critical thinking

Cyber security

Threats & vulnerabilities

SIEM tools

Tools

SIEM tools

Job description

QinetiQ Limited in Farnborough, England, is seeking a Junior Cyber Security Engineer for a permanent, full-time role. The position involves supporting design, development and application of configuration security tools and monitoring for infrastructure, plus reviewing security events to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Essential experience includes SOC/ security operations and proficiency with SIEM tools. The role is on-site at Farnborough, 37 hours per week, with strong benefits and career development