Remote SOC Analyst (Microsoft Security Focus)

Softwerx; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Westfield Health Membership

Life Cover (2 x basic salary)

Employer pension contribution (4% + 4%

Continual training and career dev

Referral Scheme

Job summary

Softwerx is seeking multiple SOC analysts for remote, home-based roles in the UK. You will handle initial event categorisation, triage and escalation, investigate alerts and liaise with clients, and support a 24/7 security operations roster.

The role emphasizes Microsoft-focused security operations with opportunities to attain Microsoft accreditations and grow across the security stack. We offer a competitive salary (£30-40K), 33 holiday shifts per annum, Westfield Health membership, life cover,

Qualifications

• Understanding of Information Security principles.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Technical understanding of IT infrastructure (any of the following) Microsoft 365 suite, Azure Active Directory, Azure portal, ability to install security software and applications.

Responsibilities

• Receipt and categorisation of initial event, incident and requests from customers.
• Provide initial triage and trigger escalation/assignment as appropriate.
• Investigation of event alerts and liaising with the customer to confirm closure.
• 24/7 rota in 8 hour shift pattern (see attached).

Skills

Information Security principles

Communication skills

IT infrastructure knowledge

Microsoft 365

Azure Active Directory

Azure Portal

Security software installation

SIEM basics

EDR tools familiarity

Tools

SIEM tools

EDR tools

Azure Sentinel

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Job description

Softwerx is seeking multiple SOC analysts for remote, home-based roles in the UK. You will handle initial event categorisation, triage and escalation, investigate alerts and liaise with clients, and support a 24/7 security operations roster.

The role emphasizes Microsoft-focused security operations with opportunities to attain Microsoft accreditations and grow across the security stack. We offer a competitive salary (£30-40K), 33 holiday shifts per annum, Westfield Health membership, life cover,