SOC Analyst: Incident Response & Threat Monitoring

National Highways; West Midlands Combined Authority; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental organization managing highways is seeking a SOC Analyst to join its Cyber Security team. The role involves analyzing security events, responding to incidents, and improving security capabilities. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in cybersecurity and must communicate threats effectively to stakeholders. This position offers the opportunity to work from various UK offices with required travel to regional locations.

Qualifications

• Must have the ability to analyze security event data.
• Experience in incident response processes required.
• Good understanding of threat intelligence principles.

Responsibilities

• Support Security Operations Team to detect security incidents.
• Develop and operate incident response processes.
• Promote good practices and tools across the organization.

Skills

Good technical knowledge of firewalls

Proven technical background in a SOC

Excellent ability to communicate threat information

Education

Cyber Security related degree or qualification

Tools

SIEM

IDS/IPS

Endpoint protection tools

Job description

A governmental organization managing highways is seeking a SOC Analyst to join its Cyber Security team. The role involves analyzing security events, responding to incidents, and improving security capabilities. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in cybersecurity and must communicate threats effectively to stakeholders. This position offers the opportunity to work from various UK offices with required travel to regional locations.