Senior SOC Analyst

You will lead medium to high-severity investigations, support incident containment and remediation, and act as the escalation point for Tier 1 analysts. You'll play a key part in threat hunting, detection engineering, improving SIEM capability and strengthening the organisation's overall security posture.

This is a hands-on, high-impact role where your expertise genuinely makes a difference.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Leading triage, investigation and classification of security events

• Owning complex incident response, containment and root cause analysis

• Providing technical escalation support to junior analysts

• Conducting threat intelligence analysis and sharing insights

• Enhancing SIEM rules and detection logic

• Supporting onboarding of new data sources and improving correlations

• Leading post-incident reviews and reporting

• Engaging in vulnerability lifecycle management and remediation guidance

• Contributing to continuous improvement, automation and MITRE ATT&CK maturity

Do you have experience in Scripting?, We are looking for a skilled and proactive Tier 2 (Senior) SOC Analyst to take a leading role within a 24x7 Security Operations Centre. This position is ideal for experienced security analysts as well as Service Leavers or Veterans with strong backgrounds in cyber, intelligence, communications, CIS or operational security environments., * 1-5 years' SOC or operational cyber experience

• Strong hands-on experience with SIEM tools (LogRhythm, Elastic, Sentinel etc.)

• Ability to manage incidents end-to-end with confidence

• Solid understanding of networking, firewalls, IDS/IPS and endpoint security

• Strong analytical skills and clear written/ verbal communication

• Interest or experience in scripting and automation

• Certifications such as Security+, CEH, CISSP, CCSP, BTL1/2 are desirable but not essential

Your ability to stay calm under pressure, assess complex information quickly and lead others effectively makes you a natural fit for a Tier 2 SOC environment.

You will have the opportunity to mentor junior analysts, shape detection and response capability, influence security strategy and operate within a structured, operationally mature team that values and respects the experience Service Leavers bring.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £52,000.00-£55,000.00 per year, * Company pension

• Employee discount
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance