Senior Cyber Threat Analyst & Incident Lead

Methods Business and Digital Technology; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working

Wellness Programme

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Worldwide Travel Insurance

Volunteering days

Job summary

Methods is seeking a Senior Cyber Analyst to lead complex investigations, incident response, and threat detection across endpoints, networks, cloud, and identity platforms. You will guide security platform optimisation, develop playbooks, and mentor the Cyber Services team to raise resilience.

The role requires deep knowledge of Microsoft security technologies (Sentinel, Defender XDR etc.), strong communication with stakeholders, and hands-on experience in threat hunting and vulnerability

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a senior Cyber Security, SOC, Threat Detection, or Incident Response role.
• Strong hands-on experience investigating and responding to complex cyber security incidents.
• Deep technical knowledge of Microsoft security technologies including Sentinel, Defender XDR, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud, Microsoft 365 Security, and Entra ID.
• Experience designing, tuning, and optimising SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and XDR solutions.
• Strong understanding of threat hunting, attack techniques, threat intelligence, and vulnerability management.
• Ability to translate technical findings and cyber risk into clear business outcomes and recommendations.
• Experience mentoring technical teams and driving operational standards.
• Excellent documentation, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the investigation and resolution of complex cyber security incidents across endpoint, network, cloud, and identity platforms.
• Act as the senior escalation point for threat hunting, incident response, and security investigations.
• Conduct forensic analysis, identify attack patterns, and provide recommendations to reduce risk and improve resilience.
• Own the technical effectiveness and continual improvement of security tooling and services.

Skills

Cyber Security

SOC

Threat Detection

Incident Response

Microsoft Security

SIEM/SOAR/EDR/XDR

Threat Hunting

Mentoring/Leadership

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Defender XDR

Defender for Endpoint

Defender for Cloud

Microsoft 365 Security

Entra ID

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Methods is seeking a Senior Cyber Analyst to lead complex investigations, incident response, and threat detection across endpoints, networks, cloud, and identity platforms. You will guide security platform optimisation, develop playbooks, and mentor the Cyber Services team to raise resilience.

The role requires deep knowledge of Microsoft security technologies (Sentinel, Defender XDR etc.), strong communication with stakeholders, and hands-on experience in threat hunting and vulnerability