Security Operations Center Analyst

Salary: £30,000 - 60,000 per year

Requirements:

• 5–10 years experience across SOC, Incident Response or Threat Analysis
• Strong experience with SIEM and EDR technologies
• Hands-on experience investigating and responding to security incidents
• Knowledge of threat detection, containment and remediation
• Experience acting as a technical escalation point or mentoring junior analysts
• Strong analytical and investigative skills
• Experience with Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike or similar would be beneficial
• Relevant certifications such as GCIH, GCIA, CySA+, SC-200 or Splunk certifications are desirable but not essential
• This is a 24/7 shift-based position with a shift premium
• The role is subject to BPSS and the required level of security clearance, including 10 years continuous UK address history

Responsibilities:

• Leading investigations into medium and high-severity security incidents
• Analysing and correlating data across SIEM, EDR and other security sources
• Leading containment, eradication and recovery activities
• Conducting root-cause analysis and producing incident reports
• Supporting detection rule and threshold tuning
• Identifying gaps in detection coverage and response processes
• Mentoring and supporting SOC Analysts
• Acting as the senior escalation point during your shift
• Supporting SOC exercises and incident response simulations

Technologies:

• AI
• Security
• Splunk

More:

We are a leading global consultancy hiring for a SOC Shift Lead in London to join a new 24/7 security operation supporting next-generation AI compute infrastructure in the UK. This is a great opportunity for an experienced SOC, Cyber Defence or Incident Response professional seeking more technical leadership and ownership in a highly secure, cutting-edge environment. The role is based in London and offers a salary of £70,000 - £84,900 plus package and shift premium, within a highly secure next-generation AI infrastructure environment where you will gain exposure to the latest technology and security challenges.

last updated 35 week of 2026