Senior SOC Analyst

N Consulting Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

N Consulting in London is seeking a Senior SOC/IR Specialist to join on a contract basis. The role focuses on day-to-day operational SOC activities, threat detection, triage, and incident response, with limited emphasis on engineering or projects.

You will lead incident response across diverse environments, develop automation workflows and scripts, and contribute to detection engineering, threat hunting, and proactive investigations while collaborating with the SOC team using Splunk and 7AI.

Qualifications

• Experience in SOC operations and incident response.
• Hands-on expertise in at least two areas: MacOS endpoints; Linux in cloud; microservices/containers; AI tooling for SOC automation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational SOC support with real-time threat detection, triage, and incident response.
• Lead and manage incident response activities across diverse environments.
• Develop and implement automation workflows and scripts using AI tooling.
• Collaborate with SOC teams to ensure effective monitoring using Splunk and 7AI.

Skills

SOC operations and incident response

Automation workflows

Scripting

AI tooling for SOC

Tools

Splunk

7AI

Job description

Job Title: Senior SOC / Incident Response Specialist

Location: London, UK

Engagement: Contract

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior SOC / IR Specialist who can hit the ground running to support an increased caseload. The role emphasizes daytoday operational SOC activities—threat detection, triage, and incident response—over engineering or project implementation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide operational SOC support with a strong focus on realtime threat detection, triage, and incident response.
• Lead and manage incident response activities across diverse environments.
• Develop and implement automation workflows and scripts using AI tooling to enhance SOC triage and response efficiency.
• Contribute to detection engineering, threat hunting, and proactive investigations as needed, while maintaining primary focus on operational SOC duties.
• Collaborate with SOC teams to ensure effective monitoring and response using Splunk and newly implemented 7AI platforms.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in SOC operations and incident response.
• Handson expertise in at least two of the following areas:
• MacOS endpoints
• Linux OS in cloud environments
• Microservices & containerized environments
• Practical experience with AI tooling for SOC automation (workflow development, scripting).
• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with ability to work under pressure in highvolume caseload environments.
• Familiarity with Splunk and exposure to 7AI implementation preferred.

Preferred Attributes

• Ability to work independently and deliver immediate impact.
• Strong communication skills for crossfunctional collaboration.
• Flexible mindset to balance operational priorities with occasional engineering or threathunting tasks.