Senior SOC Analyst
3 days ago
Farnborough
Senior SOC Analyst (Level 2) Farnborough, UK – Onsite | 24/7 Shift Pattern Competitive Salary | DV Clearance Eligible (British Citizens Only) Are you an experienced SOC Analyst ready to play a crucial role in defending the UK's most critical systems? Join a top-tier consultancy that operates at the sharp end of cybersecurity within defence, aerospace, and national security. We’re looking for an experienced SOC Analyst to join our high-performing Security Operations Centre in Farnborough. This is a unique chance to contribute to real-world cyber defence, on country critical technology, pitting your SCO skills against state of the art attacks. As the SOC Analyst, you will: • Monitoring and triaging alerts across secure client environments, • Investigating threats using logs, network traffic, and endpoint telemetry, • Supporting response efforts during live security incidents, • Improving detection rules, playbooks, and tooling with MITRE ATT&CK-driven enhancements, • Producing clear incident reports for both technical and non-technical audiences, • Contributing to threat intelligence initiatives, • Staying ahead of the curve on emerging threats, tactics, and techniques To secure this SOC role: • Proven experience in a Security Operations Centre (SOC) environment, • Hands-on knowledge of SIEM tools (Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, etc.), • Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and threat detection methodologies, • Strong analytical mindset with log, endpoint, and network analysis skills, • Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, SMTP), • Awareness of enterprise security architecture: firewalls, AV, VPNs, IDS/IPS, • Eligible for DV Clearance – British citizens who have resided in the UK for the past 10 years This SOC role will give you an opportunity to utilise your SOC skills defending against a number of threats, including nation states.