SOC Engineer - Systems Integrator

Are you passionate about cybersecurity and ready to put your penetration testing skills to the test? Join a dynamic team tackling real-world security challenges, helping organizations strengthen their infrastructure and protect critical systems. As a Penetration Tester, you'll work on innovative projects, identify vulnerabilities, and collaborate with experienced security professionals to improve clients' overall security posture. This role offers the opportunity to work across a wide range of security technologies, develop detection and response capabilities, and play a key role in protecting organisations from evolving cyber threats while progressing your career in a collaborative SOC environment. Ready to make a tangible impact in cybersecurity and advance your skills? Apply now! Responsibilities:

• Monitor and investigate security alerts using industry-leading SOC technologies
• Provide guidance and support to clients during cyber security incidents
• Produce detailed incident reports and ensure accurate, timely communication
• Support threat hunting and threat mining activities
• Assist with onboarding new clients including deployment of SIEM, EDR, and vulnerability management tools
• Act as a technical escalation point and mentor junior SOC analysts
• Engineer and deploy security tooling and detection capabilities
• Investigate incidents, analyse attack methods, and research new defence techniques
• Develop detection rules, automation, and security procedures
• Conduct malware and attack analysis to identify indicators of compromise
• Correlate security event data across multiple platforms
• Support pre-sales activity including demos and scoping engagements

Skills/Must have:

• Experience working in a Security Operations Centre (SOC) environment
• Strong incident investigation and threat detection experience
• Client-facing communication skills
• Experience with security monitoring and detection tooling
• Ability to work under pressure during active incidents
• Ability to work in a hybrid model with some office presence

Desirable:

• Industry certifications such as Microsoft SC-200, AZ-500, or SC-100
• Experience with tools such as Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, USM Anywhere, SentinelOne, or Tenable.io
• Experience with detection engineering, threat hunting, or malware analysis

• Opportunity to work in an established SOC protecting organisations across multiple industries
• Exposure to a wide range of security tools and technologies
• Career development within a collaborative security team
• Hybrid working model, * £40,000 - £50,000 base salary per annum