Senior SOC Analyst Tier 2/3 – Lead Incident Response

Pigment Consulting; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Pigment Consulting is expanding its cybersecurity capability and seeking SC-Level and DV-Level Cleared SOC Analysts to join our 24/7/365 on-site team in Manchester. The role involves 12-hour shifts on a 4-on-4-off rota, including days, nights, weekends, public holidays, and other religious holidays.

We value a collaborative, cohesive team culture built on cooperation, knowledge transfer, and teamwork, and we welcome consultants who are passionate about supporting the public sector while using

Qualifications

• Proven experience within a SOC, security monitoring or incident response environment.
• Strong SIEM and security event investigation experience.
• Experience with EDR/XDR technologies.
• Good understanding of cyber attack techniques and MITRE ATT&CK.
• Experience investigating common security incidents and threats.
• For Tier 3, the ability to lead complex investigations and provide technical direction.
• Active SC or DV Clearance.
• Ability to work fully on-site in Manchester when on shift.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and respond to security incidents escalated from Tier 1.
• Conduct detailed investigation of SIEM, EDR, network and authentication alerts.
• Perform threat hunting and identify indicators of compromise.
• Investigate phishing, malware, credential compromise and suspicious activity.
• Support containment, eradication and recovery.
• Develop and improve detection rules and playbooks.
• Produce high-quality incident documentation and reports.
• Support and mentor Tier 1 analysts.
• Lead complex and high-severity security investigations.
• Provide advanced threat hunting and incident response.
• Carry out malware, endpoint, network and forensic investigation.
• Develop advanced detections and response capabilities.
• Perform root-cause analysis and post-incident investigation.
• Support major incident response.
• Work closely with security engineering and infrastructure teams.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to Tier 1 and Tier 2 SOC analysts.

Skills

SIEM experience

EDR/XDR

MITRE ATT&CK

Incident investigation

Mentoring Tier 1/2

On-site Manchester

Tools

Security tooling

Office 365

Job description

Pigment Consulting is expanding its cybersecurity capability and seeking SC-Level and DV-Level Cleared SOC Analysts to join our 24/7/365 on-site team in Manchester. The role involves 12-hour shifts on a 4-on-4-off rota, including days, nights, weekends, public holidays, and other religious holidays.

We value a collaborative, cohesive team culture built on cooperation, knowledge transfer, and teamwork, and we welcome consultants who are passionate about supporting the public sector while using