Senior Security Analyst

James Adams; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Clear progression opportunities

Job summary

A leading FTSE 250 organization is seeking a Senior SecOps Analyst to defend a complex enterprise environment. This role involves resolving security incidents, optimizing toolsets like Splunk and XM Cyber, and enhancing cloud security visibility. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in security operations, incident investigation, and effective communication skills. The position offers hybrid work in Northampton, with opportunities for career progression in cyber operations.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of security operations and tooling.
• Experience investigating security incidents.
• Proactive mindset with threat hunting capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Resolve complex security incidents as an expert.
• Maintain and optimise core security toolsets.
• Coordinate reporting for senior leadership.

Skills

Security operations knowledge

XDR and SIEM tooling

Incident investigation

Threat hunting

Collaboration skills

Tools

Splunk

XM Cyber

XDR

Job description

We’re supporting a FTSE 250 business in their search for a Senior SecOps Analyst, a role that sits at the heart of defending a large, complex enterprise environment.

You’ll be responsible for keeping security operations sharp, resilient, and proactive, from incident response and vulnerability management to threat hunting and SIEM/XDR optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Resolving complex and escalated security incidents, acting as a technical point of expertise.
• Maintaining and optimising core security toolsets such as Splunk, XM Cyber and XDR.
• Coordinating reporting for senior leadership alongside technical teams.
• Working closely with the third‑party SOC to tune alerts and reduce false positives.
• Providing technical assurance for proposed architectures and solution designs.
• Validating Pen Test and Vulnerability reports, supporting resolver teams with remediation guidance.
• Offering technical leadership during major cyber incidents.
• Enhancing visibility and controls across cloud security environments.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of security operations, tooling (XDR, SIEM/log ingestion), and vulnerability management.
• Experience in investigating incidents and optimising security systems.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to hunt threats and enforce secure policies.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills across technical and business teams.

📍 Hybrid (Northampton) - 1 day a week

💼 FTSE 250 organisation with clear progression opportunities

If you’re looking to grow your career in cyber operations while protecting critical infrastructure at scale, this one’s for you.