Senior Security Operations Analyst

Pearson Education; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global educational services provider in London is seeking an experienced Security Operations Center (SOC) analyst to perform day-to-day security operations, including identifying and containing security events, and improving security processes. Candidates should have over 4 years of experience in security operations and relevant certifications. The role demands excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience and understanding of fundamental security concepts.
• Ability to multitask and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintaining awareness of the current threat landscape.

Responsibilities

• Identify, triage, and contain security events.
• Perform in-depth investigations into the root cause of issues.
• Engage in a collaborative team environment.

Skills

Hands on experience with security concepts

Experience with Cloud Service Providers

Excellent communication skills

Experience with SOAR, EDR, NDR, SIEM

Stakeholder management

Education

SANS GCIH certification or equivalent

4+ years of experience in a Security Operations role

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Job Description

About the Role:

Pearson is looking for an experienced Security Operations Center (SOC) analyst. This role is responsible for performing day-to-day security operations, continuous process improvement, detection engineering and project work related to SOC functions.

Responsibilities:

• Identify, triage and contain security events, using automation and AI capabilities to reduce mean time to containment.
• Perform in-depth investigation into the underlying root cause of issues.
• Identify new detection opportunities and refine existing playbooks.
• Implement and improve security processes and procedures within the SOC.
• Ability and willingness to engage in a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
• Maintain awareness and understanding of the current threat landscape. Analyze threat intelligence with an aim to mitigate emerging risks.

Qualifications:

• Hands on experience and understanding of fundamental security concepts, SOAR, EDR, NDR and SIEM technologies.
• Hands on experience with one or more Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc).
• Demonstrate the ability to multitask, adapt and thrive within a fast-paced environment.
• Have excellent communication skills and stakeholder management.
• SANS GCIH certification or equivalent.
• +4 years' experience working in a Security Operations role.