Level 3 Security Analyst

Vodafone; Brentford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company is seeking a Cyber Defence CSOC L3 to enhance security operations and investigate security alerts. The role requires strong analytical skills and includes varying responsibilities across incident management and stakeholder communication, with benefits including a discretionary bonus and extensive leave options.

Benefits

Discretionary yearly bonus: 10%

Annual leave: 28 days plus bank holidays

Charity days: 5 days/year

Maternity leave: 52 weeks

Private pension: Up to 5% contribution from you

Access to private medical and dental

Additional discounts on retail, gym, cinema

Qualifications

• 4+ years of related experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Deep understanding of threat actor techniques and tools.

Responsibilities

• Improve security operations and address deficiencies.
• Act as primary technical expert for security alert investigations.
• Assist during incident investigations.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Incident investigation

SIEM technology

Linux environment

Cloud environments

Network infrastructure

Security technologies

Job description

Role title: Cyber Defence CSOC L3

Location: Newbury

What you'll do

1. Work with CSOC Principal Manager/Team/Functional Leads to improve security operations and address deficiencies.
2. Ensure thorough and comprehensive analytical approaches by all Security Analysts.
3. Act as the primary technical expert for security alert investigations.
4. Create management reports for problem analysis and triage.
5. Assist during incident investigations as appropriate.
6. Rotate on-call duties for after-hours support.

Who you are

• Strong communication skills and experience working with stakeholders across a large enterprise.
• Strong analytical skills in identifying modern offensive techniques.
• Experience investigating computer network intrusions in an enterprise environment.
• Experience with SIEM technologies to detect suspect events in large telemetry datasets.
• Experience investigating intrusions in Linux and cloud environments.
• Knowledge of network infrastructure, including routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Strong technical knowledge of mainstream operating systems and security technologies from network sensors to endpoint protection.

Must have technical / professional qualifications

• 4+ years of related experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly disciplined and motivated; able to work independently or as part of a team.
• Deep understanding of threat actor techniques and tools.

What's in it for you

• Discretionary yearly bonus: 10%
• Annual leave: 28 days plus bank holidays, with options to buy, sell, or carry over 5 days/year.
• Charity days: 5 days/year.
• Maternity leave: 52 weeks (39 paid, 13 unpaid), with phased return working 80% for the first 6 months.
• Private pension: Up to 5% contribution from you, with Vodafone matching up to 10%.
• Access to private medical, dental, health assessments, share save scheme.
• Additional discounts on retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, and season tickets.

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