Senior Security Analyst

JR United Kingdom; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in IT is seeking candidates for a SOC role involving incident response and threat hunting. The position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for career advancement and access to cutting-edge technology. Candidates should have relevant experience and cybersecurity certifications.

Benefits

Flexible working

Top-tier training and certification programmes

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience in a SOC environment or equivalent technical security roles.
• Candidates must have or be eligible for SC clearance upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Leading escalated cyber incident management and analysis for ongoing investigations.
• Conducting proactive threat hunts and creating detection capabilities.
• Monitoring security alerts from SIEM platforms.

Skills

Incident response

Threat hunting

Cybersecurity qualifications

Forensic investigations

Knowledge of threat actor methodologies

Education

Cybersecurity certifications like CySA+, CompTIA SEC+

Microsoft SC-200 certification

Tools

SIEM tools (MS Sentinel, AlienVault, Splunk)

Job description

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InfraView - Specialist Cloud & IT Infrastructure Technology Recruitment

Location:

England, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

23.05.2025

Expiry Date:

07.07.2025

Job Description:

My client is one of the most recognisable names in IT with some of the best industry professionals working for them.

They are top partners with major Vendors, providing opportunities to work with cutting-edge technology, top-tier training, certification programmes, and a growth-oriented environment.

Why?

• Work with leading cyber consultants nationwide.
• Continuous pathways for career advancement in cyber security.
• Access to the latest technology.

You will join a 24/7 SOC team involved in Incident Response, proactive threat hunting, and developing detection capabilities. Collaboration with the engineering team will be essential for tuning and optimization.

Candidates MUST have or be eligible for SC clearance upon hire.

Key Skills required:

• At least 2 years’ experience in a SOC environment, preferably MSSP, or equivalent technical security roles.
• Experience with SIEM tools such as MS Sentinel, AlienVault, or Splunk.
• Cybersecurity qualifications or certifications like CySA+, CompTIA SEC+, or similar; Microsoft SC-200 certifications are a plus.
• Strong knowledge of threat actor methodologies, incident response, and forensic investigations.

This company has a clear vision, strong leadership, and exceptional tech talent. They serve impressive clients, offer flexible working, and genuinely care about their employees.

Responsibilities:

• Leading escalated cyber incident management, including major incidents and analysis for ongoing investigations.
• Conducting proactive threat hunts, root cause analyses, and creating detection capabilities.
• Monitoring and hunting security alerts from SIEM platforms like MS Sentinel, AlienVault, or Splunk.
• Working on a 4 days on, 4 days off rota, including day and night shifts.
• Responding to second-line security alerts, incidents, requests, and events to manage threats, vulnerabilities, and breaches.
• Documenting cases for customer reports and providing insightful recommendations.
• Facilitating recovery after incident resolution.
• Providing expertise on exploits, threat actors, TTPs, etc.
• Maintaining high standards across SLAs and KPIs.