Senior SOC Analyst

Sopra Steria; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Pension

Shift allowance

Job summary

Sopra Steria in Farnborough on site is seeking a Senior SOC Analyst to protect critical client environments, investigate threats and shape detection capabilities in a fast‑paced operation.

You will lead incident response, strengthen MITRE ATT&CK‑based detections, and collaborate with security tools such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk and QRadar, while engaging stakeholders across client teams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in operating within a Security Operations Centre.
• Hands-on with Microsoft Sentinel and Splunk.
• Strong familiarisation with MITRE ATT&CK and threat-informed defence.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, triage and investigate security incidents across client environments.
• Analyse network traffic, logs and events to identify threats and vulnerabilities.
• Lead and support incident response activities with containment, eradication and recovery guidance.
• Enhance detection rules and use cases using MITRE ATT&CK principles.
• Support threat intelligence activities and SOC continuous improvement.

Skills

SOC experience

Microsoft Sentinel

Splunk

MITRE ATT&CK

Threat-informed defence

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Security+ or equivalent

BTL1 or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Splunk

QRadar

Job description

Defend Critical Infrastructure. Hunt Threats. Make a Real Impact.

Cyber threats never stand still-and neither do we.

We're looking for a Senior Security Operations Centre (SOC) Analyst to join our growing Cyber Security team and play a key role in protecting some of the UK's most critical organisations. This is your opportunity to work at the frontline of cyber defence, investigating real-world threats, shaping detection capabilities, and helping drive the evolution of a mature and high-performing SOC.

You'll be joining a collaborative team of cyber specialists who are passionate about defending organisations from evolving threats. You'll have the opportunity to influence SOC strategy, enhance detection capabilities, develop your expertise, and work with cutting-edge security technologies in a fast-paced operational environment.

Ready to make an impact?

Join us and help protect systems that matter.

If you're passionate about threat detection, incident response, and staying one step ahead of attackers, we'd love to hear from you.

Office based: Farnborough.

Clearance: You do need to be eligible for SC and DV Clearance.

Shift based: 2 x 6am to 6pm; 2 x 6pm to 6am. 4 days off.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Monitor, triage and investigate security incidents across critical client environments.
• Analyse network traffic, logs and security events to identify threats and vulnerabilities.
• Lead and support incident response activities, providing expert guidance on containment, eradication and recovery.
• Enhance detection rules and use cases using MITRE ATT&CK and threat-informed defence techniques.
• Support threat intelligence activities and contribute to the continuous improvement of SOC operations.

What You'll Bring:

• ?Proven experience working within a Security Operations Centre.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel and Splunk.
• Strong understanding of MITRE ATT&CK.

It would be great if you had:

• Networking protocols and infrastructure (TCP/IP, LAN/WAN, HTTP, SMTP, FTP, LDAP).
• Firewalls, VPNs, enterprise antivirus and security technologies.
• Security incident investigation and response.
• Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Cyber security qualifications such as Security+, BTL1 or equivalent.
• Malware analysis or reverse engineering experience.
• Python, PowerShell, Bash, Perl or C++ scripting skills.
• CySA+, Blue Team Level 2 or other SOC-focused certifications.
• Experience with QRadar alongside Sentinel and Splunk.

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, we'd love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Farnborough on site. Shift based.

Security Clearance Level: Eligible for SC and DV Clearance.

Salary: To£58K

Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension. Shift allowance.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?

Sopra Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client's goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment.

We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety- and security-critical markets.