SOC Analyst – 24/7 MXDR Defender (Flexible Working)

NCC Group plc; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working

Generous Holiday Allowance

Medicash & Critical Illness Scheme

Pension & Life Assurance

Share Save Scheme

Volunteer opportunities

Green Car Scheme

Cycle-to-work

Job summary

NCC Group plc is recruiting a SOC Analyst for its 24/7 MXDR team in Manchester. You will monitor, detect, and respond to cyber threats across client networks, using a mix of Microsoft XDR and Splunk tools within NCC Group's Unified Cyber Platform.

The role emphasizes incident analysis, escalation, and collaboration with junior staff, while continuously improving SOC procedures and documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience analysing security incidents.
• Ability to operate under pressure in security environments.
• Familiarity with SOC processes and escalation procedures.

Responsibilities

• Monitor global systems for threats, vulnerabilities, and IOCS.
• Analyze security alerts using UCP and underlying detection platform.
• Provide incident remediation guidance and customer documentation.

Skills

Network protocols

Endpoint security

Windows OS

Linux OS

Incident response

Tools

Microsoft XDR (Sentinel)

Microsoft Defender

Splunk Enterprise/Cloud/ES

Job description

NCC Group plc is recruiting a SOC Analyst for its 24/7 MXDR team in Manchester. You will monitor, detect, and respond to cyber threats across client networks, using a mix of Microsoft XDR and Splunk tools within NCC Group's Unified Cyber Platform.

The role emphasizes incident analysis, escalation, and collaboration with junior staff, while continuously improving SOC procedures and documentation.