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# Junior SOC Analyst

- **Company:** Constant Recruitment Ltd
- **Location:** Weavering, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** £25,000.0 - £28,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** CompTIA Security+, Cyber Security, Microsoft Security Essentials, Security Information and Event Management, Microsoft Sentinel, Fortinet, Cisco
- **Published:** August 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5852365969

## About the Role

* We are looking for someone at the very beginning of their Cyber Security career with the right technical foundations, curiosity, and enthusiasm to learn.
 * You may have recently completed, or currently be studying towards, a degree or Open University course in Cyber Security, Computing, or a related subject.
 * You may have studied AZ-900 or another Microsoft certification.
 * You may have completed CCNA or networking studies.
 * You may have undertaken Fortinet training.
 * You may have studied CompTIA Security+ or Network+.
 * You may have other recognised Cyber Security training.
 * You may have built your knowledge through home labs, practical projects, and independent study.
 * Some previous IT, MSP, MSSP, or SOC experience would be useful.
 * Exposure to Microsoft Sentinel, another SIEM platform, or Microsoft Defender would be a bonus.
 * You should be fascinated by Cyber Security and Security Operations.
 * You should enjoy investigating problems and understanding why something has happened.
 * You should be naturally curious and ask questions.
 * You should have a good basic understanding of IT, networking, and security.
 * You should be able to explain technical information clearly.
 * You should be methodical and pay attention to detail.
 * You should be willing to learn from more experienced members of the team.
 * You should have already taken steps towards developing a career in Cyber Security.
 * You should want to build a long-term career within a SOC environment.

## Description

* We will have you join an established team of around 15 people and work alongside the SOC Lead and experienced security professionals supporting customers across a variety of industries.
 * We will have you learn from the team and develop the skills needed to become a fully-fledged SOC Analyst.
 * We will have you monitor and review security alerts.
 * We will have you learn how to distinguish genuine threats from false positives.
 * We will have you investigate potential security incidents.
 * We will have you understand logs and identify unusual activity.
 * We will have you work with SIEM and security monitoring technologies.
 * We will have you learn Microsoft Sentinel and the wider Microsoft security stack.
 * We will have you understand when incidents need to be escalated.
 * We will have you support security reporting and documentation.
 * We will have you develop your knowledge of incident response.
 * We will have you work alongside experienced analysts and engineers on real customer environments.
 * We may occasionally require flexibility outside normal working hours when needed.

Technologies:

 * Support
 * Network
 * Security
 * Cisco


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