Senior SOC Analyst

ARM; England; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defense and aerospace sector is seeking a Senior SOC Analyst for a 6-month contract based in Stevenage. The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring security events, maintaining security technologies, and engaging in proactive threat hunting activities. This role offers a competitive rate of £85 per hour inside IR35, and promises opportunities for skills development in a dynamic industry.

Qualifications

• Experience in Cyber Security and threat-hunting activities.
• Hands-on experience with IDS/IPS technologies.
• Knowledge of network protocols and defensive methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Monitor Cyber Security tools and manage security events.
• Assist with maintenance of Security technologies.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting and incident triage.

Skills

Cyber Security

Security awareness

Network Security

Infrastructure

Operating Systems

Applications

IT Security standard methodologies

Malware analysis

Incident investigation

Automation scripting

Tools

SIEM tools

IDS/IPS technologies

Network Packet Capture tools

Python

PowerShell

Job description

Senior SOC Analyst

6 month contract

Based in Stevenage

Offering 85ph Inside IR35

Are you an experienced SOC Analyst?

Do you have hands-on experience with IDS/IPS technologies?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?

If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!

As the Senior SOC Analyst, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company that is constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.

You will be involved in:

• Effective Tier 1 to 2 alert triage of security events
• Monitoring of Cyber Security tools
• Monitoring the SOC email notification mailboxes
• Assisting with the maintenance of Security technologies
• Supporting the SOC Solutions Lead with project activities
• Proactive threat hunting in collaboration with the CTI function
• Assisting IR in HR and InfoSec related investigations
• Ensuring the timely triage and remediation of incident or request tickets raised to the SOC
• Participating in activities related to adding/removing URLs from the AcceptList and BlockList
• Conducting activities in line with SOC Maturity and continuous improvement

Your skillset may include:

• Background in Cyber Security
• Security awareness
• Experience in Network Security, Infrastructure, and Operating Systems & Applications
• Knowledge of IT Security standard methodologies
• Understanding of the OSI Reference Model and network communication protocols such as DNS, HTTP/S, SSL, SMTP, FTP/S, LDAP/S
• Experience with Security Information Event Monitoring Tools and/or Network Packet Capture tools
• Hands-on experience with IDS/IPS technologies and threat-hunting activities
• Knowledge of Defensive Cyber-attack methodologies and frameworks
• Understanding of Malware capabilities, attack vectors, propagation, and impact
• Experience in root cause analysis and leading T2 incident investigations
• Process, Playbook, and Runbook development
• Detection engineering, false positive reduction, and tuning SIEM rules or creating custom detections
• Scripted automation experience (e.g., Python, SOAR, PowerShell)

If this all sounds like something you are interested in, simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our divisions cover the entire technical arena, including key industries in the UK and globally. We will never send your CV without your permission. The role marked as Outside IR35 is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end client and may be subject to change.