SOC Analyst I – SC Cleared | Triage & First Response

Morson Human Resources Limited; Hereford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Human Resources Limited in Hereford is seeking a SOC Analyst – SC Cleared on a 12-month contract. You will triage alerts, perform first-line investigations, and guide containment steps with the outsourced SOC partner to minimize impact.

As part of the security team you will maintain detailed case notes and timelines, escalate when needed, and stay aware of MITRE ATT&CK techniques and current industry threats in order to strengthen the organisation's threat landscape.

Qualifications

• Experience in a SOC, IT operations, or security support role.
• Understanding of malware, phishing, lateral movement and privilege escalation.
• Knowledge of Windows/Linux logs and authentication systems.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and NIST CSF frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Alert triage: Review and assess alerts escalated by the outsourced SOC; validate their accuracy and determine potential impact.
• Initial investigation using available tools (SIEM, device logs, firewall logs, and SIEM alerts).
• Engage with affected users or asset owners to gather information or guide containment steps.
• Escalate confirmed or high severity incidents to Level 2 SOC or internal incident response teams.
• Incident documentation: maintain case notes, timelines, and evidence in the case management system.
• Collaborate as the coordination point between security and the external SOC partner.
• Playbook execution: follow triage/escalation playbooks; suggest improvements.
• Threat awareness: stay updated on threats and MITRE ATT&CK techniques relevant to the threat landscape.

Skills

Alert triage

Initial investigation

Containment guidance

Coordination with SOC partner

Playbook execution

MITRE ATT&CK awareness

Threat awareness

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Splunk

Elastic

QRadar

Job description

Morson Human Resources Limited in Hereford is seeking a SOC Analyst – SC Cleared on a 12-month contract. You will triage alerts, perform first-line investigations, and guide containment steps with the outsourced SOC partner to minimize impact.

As part of the security team you will maintain detailed case notes and timelines, escalate when needed, and stay aware of MITRE ATT&CK techniques and current industry threats in order to strengthen the organisation's threat landscape.