Senior SOC Analyst

The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in the business

Hybrid working from Manchester office

Flexible hours

Learning and development budget

Direct access to leadership

Job summary

The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd in Manchester is seeking a mid-level Senior SOC Analyst to shape the future of cybersecurity. You will join a small, sharp team defending against threats, with direct impact from day one.

Responsibilities include monitoring, leading incident response, tuning detectors, mentoring junior analysts and producing stakeholder reports. Hybrid work and a strong budget for learning and development accompany equity in the business.

Qualifications

• Several years of hands-on SOC experience, including detection and incident response.
• Strong working knowledge of SIEM platforms and log analysis.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and applying it in practice.
• Clear written and verbal communication; able to explain findings to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, investigate and triage security alerts across the SIEM, escalating genuine threats and closing false positives.
• Lead incident response for confirmed security events from detection to containment and post-incident review.
• Tune detection rules and correlation logic to sharpen SOC performance.
• Mentor junior analysts and help shape SOC processes as headcount grows.
• Produce clear, timely reporting for stakeholders on risk.

Skills

SOC experience

SIEM

EDR tooling

Log analysis

MITRE ATT&CK

Communication

Certifications

Tools

SIEM platforms

EDR tooling

Job description

An exceptional opportunity for a mid-level Senior SOC Analyst to shape the future of Cybersecurity in Manchester.

Threat actors don't clock off, and neither does the team defending against them. This growing cybersecurity startup, based in Manchester, is building out its security operations function from the ground up, and it needs someone who's seen enough incidents to know the difference between noise and a genuine breach. You'd be joining a small, sharp team where your decisions on triage carry real weight from day one. No layers of bureaucracy standing between you and the fix.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

Monitor, investigate and triage security alerts across the SIEM, escalating genuine threats and closing down false positives fast

Lead incident response for confirmed security events, from initial detection through to containment and post-incident review

Tune detection rules and correlation logic so the SOC gets sharper with every incident, not just busier

Mentor junior analysts on investigation technique and help shape how the team's processes evolve as headcount grows

Produce clear, timely reporting for stakeholders who need to understand risk without wading through raw logs

Contribute to threat hunting exercises, digging into anomalies before they become tickets

Here are the skills you’ll need:

Several years' hands-on SOC experience, ideally with exposure to both detection and incident response

Strong working knowledge of SIEM platforms, EDR tooling and log analysis

Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and how to apply it practically, not just cite it in a report

Comfort working independently and making judgement calls under pressure, without waiting for sign-off on every step

Clear written and verbal communication. You'll need to explain technical findings to people who aren't technical

A relevant certification (SC-200, GCIH, or similar) is useful but a proven track record matters more

Key perks and benefits:

£50,500 to £60,500, depending on experience

Equity in the business, so the upside is genuinely shared

Hybrid working from the Manchester office, with flexible hours built around how you actually work best

A proper learning and development budget for certifications and training

Flat structure. You'll have direct access to leadership and a real say in how the SOC is built

Why pursue a career in Cybersecurity?

Demand for skilled analysts keeps climbing while the supply of people who can actually do the job stays thin. That gap is your leverage. Manchester has quietly become one of the UK's stronger regional hubs for cybersecurity talent, with a growing base of startups and scale-ups competing for the same small pool of experienced hands. Progress into a Senior SOC Analyst role and you're on a path toward leading a function, not just staffing one.