Senior Cyber Operations Analyst
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Hemel Hempstead
Senior Cyber Operations Analyst Do you have the skills to fill this role Read the complete details below, and make your application today. £Up To £75,000 GBP Performance Bonus Hybrid WORKING Location: UK Wide , Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent Senior Cyber Operations Analyst (Associate Manager) Locations: London | Manchester | Bristol Salary: Up to 75,000 + excellent package Clearance: BPSS + SC clearance (or Eligible) Are you an experienced Cyber Security Operations specialist looking to step into a senior role within a high-growth, high-impact cyber practice? We're supporting a top-tier consulting organisation (name anonymised) that is expanding its Blue Team and looking for a technical, curious and detail-driven Senior Cyber Operations Analyst to join their team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with cutting-edge tooling, contribute to threat-driven defensive security, and shape advanced SecOps capabilities across enterprise environments. About the Role As a Senior Cyber Operations Analyst at Associate Manager level, you'll sit at the heart of a thriving Cyber Practice covering Assurance, Compliance, SecOps, Offensive Security and Research. You'll play a pivotal part in threat detection, incident response, detection engineering, and security monitoring - helping defend major UK organisations. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in technical depth, enjoys problem-solving, and wants to contribute to a mission-driven cyber defence team. Key Responsibilities You will: • Develop, maintain and enhance detection content (primarily for Splunk SIEM) across cloud, endpoint and network platforms, • Identify detection gaps, log ingestion issues and alert improvements, • Review and uplift existing SecOps standards, logging maturity, BAU monitoring and threat-led optimisation, • Perform day-to-day security monitoring, alert triage and incident response (9am-5:30pm rota), • Investigate cyber security incidents and provide technical leadership during escalations, • Mentor junior analysts through shadowing and hands-on guidance, • Act as a technical SME during client engagements, including presenting to senior stakeholders, • Participate in alert testing, IR tabletop exercises, and readiness assessments, • Stay up to date with emerging intelligence, attacker behaviours and evolving threat landscapesAdditional (client-dependent) responsibilities may include:, • Proactive threat hunting, • Incident response playbook development, • Threat intelligence research, • Vulnerability scanning & reporting, • Threat intelligence models (Pyramid of Pain, IPCE, TI lifecycle), • Detection engineering & alert development, • Scripting skills (Python, Bash, C/C++, Java), • Core cybersecurity fundamentals: network, cloud, cryptography, forensics, • Understanding of attacker techniques, APT behaviours and network protocol abuse, • Competitive salary, • Private medical insurance, • 25 days annual leave, • 3 days paid charity leave, • Continuous learning & development opportunities, • Access to a cutting-edge cyber practice and diverse project portfolio, • 5 years continuous UK residency, • No periods of 30+ consecutive days outside the UK in that time #jawa