Security Operations Center Analyst in Farnborough

Catalysing Delivery | Enabling Advantage | Defence, Government and Industry🌐

We’re looking for an experienced Senior SOC Analyst to join an established and highly capable security operations team supporting sensitive, mission‑critical environments. This is a hands‑on senior role with real ownership: leading analysts, shaping SOC capability, and operating at the sharp end of UK national security.

If you’re the sort of SOC professional who understands that process, people, and judgement matter just as much as tooling – this will suit you.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a small team of SOC Analysts delivering 24/7 security monitoring and response across multiple platforms and projects
• Monitor systems for security alerts, incidents, anomalies, and indicators of compromise
• Review, design, and continuously improve security controls in a complex, evolving technical environment
• Contribute to the development and delivery of RBAC, IAM, and Access Management services
• Produce regular security and service reports for senior stakeholders
• Deliver security awareness and briefing sessions for users, stakeholders, and visitors (including onboarding briefings)
• Support security campaigns and provide clear, actionable security communications
• Maintain and assess security certifications and governance frameworks, including ISO 27001
• Provide ongoing security guidance and operational support to users and technical teams
• Work closely with the Operational Security Manager to mature and evolve SOC capability
• Stay current with emerging threats, attack techniques, and defensive best practice
• Research and contribute to the continuous improvement of security operations as a discipline

Required Experience & Skills

• 3+ years’ experience in a SOC or closely related cyber security role
• Strong working knowledge of:
  • SIEM platforms
  • Security Incident Management
  • Cloud environments
  • Threat intelligence and threat hunting
  • Information security principles
  • Phishing, ransomware, and modern attack vectors
  • Identity & Access Management (IAM)
  • Joiners, Movers, and Leavers (JML) processes
  • ITSM policies and operational procedures
  • Information classification and handling
• Experience mentoring, managing, or developing junior analysts
• Comfortable operating in high‑assurance, highly regulated environments

Qualifications

• Degree in Computing, Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related discipline (2:2 or above preferred)
• CISMP, CompTIA Security+, or equivalent cyber security certifications (desirable)
• Must hold active DV clearance

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services, IT Consulting, Computer and Network Security