Senior Security Operations Analyst

Pearson - UK; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational company in London seeks an experienced Security Operations Center (SOC) analyst to manage daily security operations. The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of experience, understanding of SOAR and SIEM technologies, and expertise in cloud service providers like AWS and Azure. Strong communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment are essential for success. This role will involve detecting and responding to security events, addressing threats, and improving SOC processes.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with security concepts, SOAR, EDR, NDR and SIEM technologies.
• Experience with Cloud Service Providers.
• Ability to multitask and adapt in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify, triage and contain security events using automation.
• In-depth investigation into security issues.
• Identify new detection opportunities and refine playbooks.
• Implement and improve SOC processes and procedures.
• Maintain understanding of the current threat landscape.

Skills

Security concepts

SOAR, EDR, NDR, SIEM technologies

Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Excellent communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

SANS GCIH certification or equivalent

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.