SC‑Cleared SOC Engineer — Manchester or London (Onsite)

Circle Recruitment; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle Recruitment is seeking a SOC Engineer to join our client’s security operations team in Manchester or London. The role is onsite with some flexibility and involves proactive threat monitoring, incident investigation and infrastructure support across cloud, network and endpoints.

The successful candidate will demonstrate SC clearance eligibility, 2+ years in a SOC role, and experience with SIEM/EDR. Occasional travel to the central offices is expected; sponsorship is not offered for this

Qualifications

• Must be SC cleared or eligible for SC clearance.
• 2+ years of experience in a SOC Analyst/Engineer role.
• Experience in a Service Desk, IOC, NOC, or managed services environment.
• Strong knowledge of cyber security principles, security monitoring and incident response.
• Experience with SIEM, endpoint security and security event investigation.
• DFIR experience would be highly advantageous.
• Experience with Microsoft cloud and infrastructure technologies (Azure/AWS, Windows Server, AD).

Responsibilities

• Monitor and triage alerts from SIEM, EDR and cloud platforms.
• Investigate security events, escalate threats and support containment and response.
• Analyse logs and monitoring data, assist with remediation and improve security operations.
• Maintain accurate investigation records, security documentation, runbooks and knowledge articles.
• Provide second-line support across cloud, network, infrastructure and end-user environments.
• Support Azure, AWS, identity services, network technologies, backups, patching and lifecycle activities.
• Troubleshoot incidents and service requests, retaining ownership and escalating complex issues.
• Collaborate with customers, suppliers and technical teams, including handovers and reviews.
• Work independently, contribute to continuous improvement and develop automation opportunities across security and infrastructure.

Skills

SC clearance eligible

SOC Analyst experience

Incident response

Threat monitoring

Cloud security (Azure/AWS)

Tools

SIEM

EDR

ELK stack

Microsoft security

Job description

Circle Recruitment is seeking a SOC Engineer to join our client’s security operations team in Manchester or London. The role is onsite with some flexibility and involves proactive threat monitoring, incident investigation and infrastructure support across cloud, network and endpoints.

The successful candidate will demonstrate SC clearance eligibility, 2+ years in a SOC role, and experience with SIEM/EDR. Occasional travel to the central offices is expected; sponsorship is not offered for this