SOC Analyst
Chapman Tate Associates
Aylesbury, United Kingdom
4 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Shift work Languages
English Experience level
Junior Compensation
£ 30KJob location
Aylesbury, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Computer Security
DNS
Intrusion Detection and Prevention
Security Information and Event Management
TCP/IP
Cybercrime
Microsoft Sentinel
Sumo Logic
Job description
- Security Monitoring: Monitor SIEM dashboards, alerts, and log data to identify suspicious or malicious activity.
- Alert Triage: Perform initial investigation and prioritisation of security alerts, escalating where necessary.
- Incident Response (L1): Assist in incident investigation, gather relevant evidence, and support escalation to senior analysts or IR teams.
- Threat Detection: Support detection of threats using established rules and playbooks.
- Basic Threat Hunting: Assist with proactive searches for anomalies under guidance from senior analysts.
- Vulnerability Awareness: Identify and report potential vulnerabilities or misconfigurations.
- Reporting: Document incidents, actions taken, and findings clearly for internal teams and customers.
- Continuous Improvement: Contribute to improving SOC processes, playbooks, and detection rules., * Working closely with senior analysts and wider security teams
- Supporting customers with security monitoring and incident triage
- Participating in a shift-based rota to ensure continuous SOC coverage
- Keeping up to date with emerging cyber threats and trends
- Learning industry tools and best practices through structured training
Requirements
- Exposure to SIEM tools (e.g., Sumo Logic, Microsoft Sentinel)
- Familiarity with EDR/XDR tools (e.g., CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender)
- Basic understanding of:
- Security operations
- Incident response lifecycle
- Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, etc.)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good communication skills (written and verbal)
- Ability and willingness to work 24/7 shift patterns (including nights/weekends), * UK Citizenship (required due to the nature of the role)
