Junior SOC Analyst

Defion; Zoetermeer; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Free lunch at the office

Mobility allowance

Job summary

Defion in the Netherlands is seeking a Medior SOC Analyst to join the Detect team in Zoetermeer. You grow into a full-fledged SOC analyst in practice, on real incidents with real clients, guided by medior and senior analysts.

You will work hybrid: three days in the Zoetermeer office and two from home, using Microsoft Defender and Sentinel, CrowdStrike Falcon and other logs to investigate incidents and improve detections.

Qualifications

• Must have MBO-4 or HBO level and genuine interest in cybersecurity.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft environments.
• Dutch and English proficiency at B2 level, spoken and written.
• Willingness to learn and grow within a SOC context.
• Ambition to pursue cybersecurity certifications.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and follow up on security incidents in Defender and Sentinel.
• Dig into alerts under guidance of experienced analysts.
• Learn to analyze incidents, document findings and follow up.
• Help improve detections and optimize work processes.
• Share knowledge with colleagues and build technical skills.
• Understand SLAs with clients regarding speed and quality.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Eager to learn

Dutch and English proficiency (B2)

Education

MBO-4 or HBO level

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Sentinel

CrowdStrike Falcon EDR

Job description

Hybrid, 3 days a week in the office, Zoetermeer

Employment

Full-time

Team

Detect

You grow into a full-fledged SOC analyst in practice, on real incidents and with real clients. You are never on your own: medior and senior analysts guide and coach you.

Our Detect business unit delivers Managed Detection & Response built on the full Microsoft Security ecosystem, with solutions such as NDR and OT Security added on top, plus extra log sources such as application logs. The result is holistic, multi-layered monitoring that looks beyond a single layer of a client environment.

We are deliberately building a knowledge SOC: we invest heavily in training and education, and we do more than flag, with first response we step in as fast as we can. You learn to work with the Microsoft Security ecosystem and the broader Azure platform, alongside experienced colleagues who guide your investigation of security incidents. You work hybrid: three days a week with the team in our Zoetermeer office, the rest from home.

What you will do

• Investigate and follow up on security incidents in Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Sentinel, and in the other systems we monitor for clients
• Dig into alerts under the guidance of experienced analysts
• Learn how to follow up on incidents, analyze them and document them
• Help think through better detections and smarter work processes
• Share knowledge with colleagues and actively build your technical skills
• Get to know the SLAs we have with clients on the speed and quality of our service

What you bring

Must have:

• MBO-4 or HBO level of working and thinking, with a genuine interest in cybersecurity
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft environments
• The appetite to learn to work with the Microsoft Security ecosystem and other cybersecurity solutions
• Good command of Dutch and English, spoken and written (B2 level)
• Eager to learn, analytical and precise in your work

Nice to have:

• 1+ years of experience as a system administrator, cloud engineer, network administrator or similar. No experience yet? Apply anyway
• 1+ years of experience following up on incidents in Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Sentinel
• Experience with CrowdStrike Falcon EDR or other Falcon products, given the collaboration with our international SOC
• Ambition to pursue certifications: SC-900, AZ-900 or later SC-200, and vendor-neutral certifications

What we offer

Why you will love working here

Competitive salary

Market-competitive salary, mobility and phone allowance, 24 vacation days.

Close-knit SOC team

A close-knit, informal team where knowledge sharing is natural and humor is never far away.

Structured growth path

A structured learning and growth path within our (inter)national SOC, guided by experienced analysts.

Certifications

The room to obtain certifications and keep growing.

Hybrid + free lunch

Hybrid working, modern tooling and free lunch at the office.

Social events + study trip

Monthly social events, team outings and an annual study trip.