Security Analyst, SOC Tier 2
Occ Group
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Shift work Languages
English Compensation
£ 88KJob location
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Cloud Computing
CompTIA Security+
Computer Security
Intrusion Detection and Prevention
Security Information and Event Management
Software Vulnerability Management
Information Technology
Job description
- Lead the investigation, containment, and coordination of security incidents
- Collaborate closely with Tier 1 analysts, internal IT teams, and external stakeholders
- Take ownership of complex alerts
- Support threat hunting and intelligence efforts
- Contribute to the refinement of detection rules, playbooks, and response procedures
- Manage incident detection and response activities
- Engage in threat intelligence and analysis
- Oversee security monitoring and detection engineering
- Ensure compliance, reporting, and documentation
- Participate in vulnerability management and knowledge sharing
Technologies:
- Support
- Security
- Cloud
Requirements
- Proven experience in a busy security department, specifically in security operations
- Strong alert triage skills
- Expertise in incident response and security monitoring
- Experience with threat analysis
- Familiarity with SIEM, EDR, or vulnerability management tools
- Strong bachelors degree in computer science, Information Security, Cyber Security, or related field
- Any SIEM-specific certification or vendor-specific training is a plus
- Relevant cybersecurity certifications such as CCSP, Security+, CEH, CISSP, BTL1, BTL2 are highly desirable but not essential