SOC Analyst

Location: Home based/ Remote – Must be Based in the United Kingdom

Salary: £35,000 – £40,000

The Company

A UK leading, IT Solution and Service Provider are looking for a SOC Analyst to join their business on a remote and home-based basis. The business offers Microsoft Cloud and Security solutions to the UK public sector, delivering for customers and clients, and giving you the support, you need to do so.

The business offers training and development support, as they endeavour to support the professional development of their team. And as a Microsoft Partner, the business offers plenty of support for training and with earning additional Microsoft certifications.

They take pride in the great working environment and high levels of staff retention, due to this commitment to their team. This is a fully remote role; however, you must be based in the UK to be considered. This role will also require eligibility to gain SC Clearance due to government-based customers.

About The SOC Analyst Role

As a SOC Analyst, you will support the SOC Manager, acting as an escalation point and technical SME for stakeholders within multiple key clients. This is a hands-on role, that gives you the opportunity to work in a customer-facing capacity as a first point of contact between the customer and security operations centre.

As SOC Analyst you will have the opportunity to develop consultancy skills, whilst offering insight into the best technical solutions to secure and report on their client technology stack.

Day-to-day tasks include:

• Security monitoring and first response.
• Incident handling and management.
• Vulnerability testing, threat hunting.
• Microsoft technology stack experience.

Skills and Experience Required for the SOC Analyst Role:

• Minimum 1 years’ experience working within a SOC environment.
• Knowledge of Sentinel, and Microsoft Defender.
• Demonstrable experience in forming collaborative working relationships with customers and other internal stakeholders.
• Confidence in effectively communicating technical incidents or security threats to non-technical stakeholders.
• Previous experience of working with SIEM and log monitoring tools.
• SC-200, SC-900 or equivalent certification would be beneficial but not essential.

To be considered for this role, you must be UK based and eligible for SC Clearance.