Security Analyst
VIQU Ltd
Loughton Civil Parish, United Kingdom
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Temporary contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Compensation
£ 60KJob location
Loughton Civil Parish, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Cloud Computing
Intrusion Detection and Prevention
Log Analysis
Security Information and Event Management
Microsoft Sentinel
Job description
- As a Security Analyst, your key responsibilities will include monitoring, investigating, and responding to security alerts and incidents in Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender. You will perform detailed security event analysis and correlation, escalating incidents when necessary. Your role will also involve developing and optimizing SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) playbooks to enhance incident response and efficiency. Collaboration with wider IT and security teams will be crucial to improve threat detection, incident handling, and response processes.
Requirements
- We are looking for a proactive Security Analyst who has strong experience with Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM) and the Microsoft Defender suite (including Defender for Endpoint, Identity, Cloud, etc.). You should have a proven track record in security monitoring, incident response, and alert troubleshooting. Additionally, a working knowledge of SOAR platforms (preferably within Sentinel or similar) is essential. You should also have an understanding of threat detection, log analysis, and automation within Microsoft's security ecosystem. Experience with Tenable and knowledge of Microsoft Purview would be beneficial.
