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Senior SOC Analyst

Summary

Monitor and respond to security incidents using SIEM tools like Microsoft Sentinel or Splunk, analyzing logs and network traffic to detect threats.

Salary: £48,000 - 58,000 per year

Requirements:
  • Proven experience working in a Security Operations Centre (SOC)
  • Hands-on SIEM experience (Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, or similar)
  • Strong understanding of MITRE ATT&CK and modern detection techniques
  • Confident analysis across logs, endpoints and network traffic
  • Solid knowledge of core networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, SMTP)
  • Awareness of enterprise security tooling (firewalls, AV, VPNs, IDS/IPS)
  • Eligibility for DV Clearance (British citizen, UK resident for the past 10 years)
Responsibilities:
  • Monitor, triage and investigate security alerts in highly secure environments
  • Analyse threats using SIEM, endpoint telemetry, network traffic and logs
  • Support live incident response, escalation and containment activities
  • Enhance detections, rules and playbooks aligned to MITRE ATT&CK
  • Produce clear, high-quality incident reports for both technical and senior stakeholders
  • Contribute to threat intelligence and proactive defence initiatives
  • Stay ahead of emerging TTPs, tooling and adversary behaviour
Technologies:
  • HTTP
  • Support
  • Network
  • Security
  • Splunk
  • TCP/IP

More:

We are hiring a Senior SOC Analyst for our high-performing Security Operations Centre in Farnborough, UK. This is a fully on-site role working a 24/7 shift pattern, with a competitive salary and shift allowance. We support UK defence, aerospace and national security programmes, defending country-critical systems and countering sophisticated adversaries, including nation-state activity, within a trusted consultancy setting.

last updated 32 week of 2026

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