SOC Analyst: Proactive Threat Hunting & Detection

Royal London; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Employer pension match up to 14%

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Royal London is seeking a SOC Analyst to join our security operations team, protecting the organisation from cyber threats. You will investigate security events, monitor for suspicious activity, and support incident response.

You will also hunt for threats, develop detection use cases, and collaborate with Threat Intelligence and Cyber Defence teams to strengthen monitoring capabilities. This role offers exposure to cloud and on-premises environments in a collaborative setting, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Experience in IT or security-based roles.
• Strong interest in cybersecurity, security incident response, threat detection and protecting organisations from cyber threats.
• Understanding cybersecurity frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill-chain.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to investigate, interpret and respond to security events.
• Understanding and experience using security tools including SIEM, EDR, SOAR platforms.
• Knowledge of cyber security concepts such as threat hunting, detection engineering, vulnerability management & threat intelligence.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across wider business teams.
• Proactive, collaborative approach with a willingness to learn and continuously develop your technical skills.
• Strong documentation discipline, with attention to quality, accuracy, and detail.
• Continuous improvement mindset, with a focus on improving ways of working.
• Security certifications such as CYSA+, Sec+, Security BlueTeam Level 1, HTB CDSA, TryHackMe SAL1 or equivalent desirable.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and investigate security alerts across the organisation.
• Support the response to cybersecurity incidents, helping to contain threats and support recovery activities.
• Proactively threat hunt for suspicious activity and emerging threats across the organisation.
• Work closely with other Security & Threat Intelligence teams to strengthen threat detection and security monitoring capabilities.
• Contribute to the development of new detection use cases, playbooks and security controls that enhance our cyber resilience.
• Be involved in improving the ways of working on a continuous basis.
• Support the creation of monthly MI packs.

Skills

Threat hunting

Incident response

Security monitoring

Detection engineering

Threat intelligence

Communication

Education

CYSA+

Sec+

Security BlueTeam Level 1

HTB CDSA

TryHackMe SAL1

Tools

SIEM

EDR

SOAR

Job description

Royal London is seeking a SOC Analyst to join our security operations team, protecting the organisation from cyber threats. You will investigate security events, monitor for suspicious activity, and support incident response.

You will also hunt for threats, develop detection use cases, and collaborate with Threat Intelligence and Cyber Defence teams to strengthen monitoring capabilities. This role offers exposure to cloud and on-premises environments in a collaborative setting, with a focus on