Senior Security Analyst (Remote)

Job Title: Senior Security Analyst / SOC

Salary:  £65,000

Location: Remote

The company

A leading Cyber Security Consultancy is looking for a Senior Security Analyst to work 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.

About the Senior Security Analyst 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

Skills & experience required for Senior Security Analyst

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