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# Senior Security Operations Centre Analyst

- **Company:** Soc
- **Location:** Orpington, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £58,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Bash Shell, C++ (Programming Language), Cyber Security, Computer Networks, Perl (Programming Language), Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Simple Mail Transfer Protocols, Network Protocols, Windows PowerShell, Reverse Engineering, TCP/IP, Wide Area Networks, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Mitre Att&ck, QRadar, Microsoft Sentinel, Blue Team (Cyber Security)
- **Published:** September 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/senior-security-operations-centre-analyst/48078371

## About the Role

incident investigation and response.Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.Cyber security qualifications such as Security+, BTL1 or equivalent.Malware analysis or reverse engineering experience.Python, PowerShell, Bash, Perl or C++ scripting skills.CySA+, Blue Team Level 2 or other SOC-focused certifications.Experience with QRadar alongside Sentinel and Splunk.Employment Type: Permanent Location: Farnborough on site. Shift based. Security Clearance Level: Eligible for SC and DV Clearance. Salary: To£58K Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension. Shift allowance.Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?Sopra Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client's goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged
environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety- and security-critical markets.We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida , the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format. If you
require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application. #J-18808-Ljbffr

## Description

Farnborough.Clearance: You do need to be eligible for SC and DV Clearance.Shift based: 2 x 6am to 6pm; 2 x 6pm to 6am. 4 days off.What You'll Be Doing:Monitor, triage and investigate security incidents across critical client environments.Analyse network traffic, logs and security events to identify threats and vulnerabilities.Lead and support incident response activities, providing expert guidance on containment, eradication and recovery.Enhance detection rules and use cases using MITRE ATT&CK and threat-informed defence techniques.Support threat intelligence activities and contribute to the continuous improvement of SOC operations.What You'll Bring:Proven experience working within a Security Operations Centre.Hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel and Splunk.Strong understanding of MITRE ATT&CK.It would be great if you had:Networking protocols and infrastructure (TCP/IP, LAN/WAN, HTTP, SMTP, FTP, LDAP).Firewalls, VPNs, enterprise antivirus and security technologies.Security


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