Position Overview & Specifications
This is a great role for someone who has a strong foundation of Cyber Security practices and possesses the fundamental skills to hit the ground running within a SOC environment.
The successful SOC Analyst will primarily responsible for monitoring, triaging, and escalating security events from multiple sources including email, web, SIEM, and the case management system.
Location: London
*Hybrid Role*
SOC Analyst - Requirements:
- 2+ years’ experience working within a SOC
- Good verbal and written communication across the board
- Knowledge of security technologies such as SIEM, Firewall, Intrusion Detection, Anti-malware, Content filter, DLP, etc.
- Good familiarity with operating systems (Windows, Linux and MAC)
- Strong diagnostic skills and the ability to analyse technical information from multiple sources.
SOC Analyst - Responsibilities:
- Ensures all alerts are triaged comprehensively and escalated in accordance with established processes and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
- Conduct real-time analysis and correlation of security events with a focus on identification of attacker activity and false positives.
- Identifying opportunities to strengthen the capability of the Information Security
- Monitor SIEM tools to detect suspicious events and abnormal activities, triage events for criticality
- Close events that show no sign of malicious activity and where there is no impact.
SOC Analyst - Desired:
- Completion of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent Diploma program in Cyber Security or related field.
- 2 years’ experience of working in a Security Analyst or similar role
- 2 years’ experience of working in a regulated environment (or with regulated clients).
- 2 years’ experience of working in a Cyber Security Operations Centre (managed service or internal team).