3rd Line Security Analyst - Hybrid - Reading Sentinel Defender XDR CrowdStrike

Senior technical authority in Security Operations, improving security engineering, detection and response while supporting the wider team.

· Lead serious incidents, forensic investigations and root cause analysis.

· Develop detections, automation and orchestration; conduct proactive threat hunting.

· Engineer Sentinel, Defender XDR, CrowdStrike Falcon, Entra ID, Intune and Darktrace.

· Support Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS, identity and endpoint security.

· Maintain documentation, support compliance and mentor colleagues.

· Substantial SOC, cyber operations or security engineering experience.

· Hands-on Sentinel, Defender XDR and CrowdStrike expertise.

· Incident response, malware analysis, forensics and threat hunting.

· Advanced KQL; PowerShell and/or Python automation.

· Entra ID, Conditional Access, Intune and Microsoft 365 security.

· Cloud and networking knowledge; MITRE ATT&CK, NIST and SANS frameworks.

· CISSP desirable., * Communication Skills (Key)

• Health and Safety Principles
• Incident Response
• Infrastructure Management
• Next-Generation Firewalls
• Operating System Security
• Risk Analysis
• Security Incident & Event Management
• Self-Motivation
• Vulnerability Assessment