Senior Security Analyst / SOC

Salary: Upto £65,000

Location – Remote

SIEM, Vulnerability Management, IDS, IPS, Threat Intelligence, Security Monitoring, First Response, SC Cleared, SME.

The Company

A Leading Cyber Security Consultancy are seeking an Senior Security Analyst to work from their SOC from home. The Senior Analyst will be a technical SME for Junior SOC members as well as a Senior escalation point and a key contact for client stakeholders.

The Role

As a Senior Security Analyst, you will support the SOC Manager as a Senior escalation point and technical SME for Junior members of the Security Operations team. This is a hands-on role, but additionally gives you the opportunity to work in a customer facing role as a first point of contact between the customer and Security Operations Centre.

• Vulnerability Testing
• Security Monitoring and First Response
• Incident Handling
• Threat Analysis
• IDS/ IPS

Senior Security Analyst Overview

• Demonstrable ability to form effective working relationships with customers and other stakeholders
• Confident in communicating technical incidents or Security threats to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience of working with SIEM and log monitoring tools
• Capable of acting as a business SME
• Previous experience of working within the SOC (Desirable)
• Proven technical understanding of IT and Operating systems including Windows and Linux
• Able to operate independently

Skills / Experience required for Senior Security Analyst

• Minimum 3 years’ experience
• SANS Incident Handler, Intrusion Analyst or industry equivalent certification
• Eligible for SC Clearance (If already SC Cleared, more beneficial)

If you are looking for an exciting Senior Security Analyst job, acting as an SME in a client-facing role with a growing organization making real headway in the Security space, then please do get in touch.