Security Operations Centre Analyst in Newcastle upon Tyne

Join DVSA’s mission to safeguard the future of digital public services and help make UK roads safer and more efficient. As a Security Operations Centre Analyst, you’ll be at the heart of protecting DVSA’s networks, systems, and assets, ensuring millions of users benefit from secure and resilient digital services. You’ll monitor and defend DVSA’s networks and systems from cyber threats, using various advanced network analysis tools and SIEM.

Working within the SOC, you’ll investigate security events, respond to incidents, and collaborate with IT and business teams to strengthen security across the organization. You’ll be responsible for prioritising alerts, coordinating incident response, and ensuring compliance with security policies and regulations. Your work will include developing and updating security procedures, supporting audits, and driving continuous improvement through threat hunting and vulnerability management.

As a key member of the team, you’ll provide guidance to colleagues, communicate technical concepts clearly, and help ensure DVSA remains resilient against evolving cyber threats.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Monitor, triage and investigate security alerts on protective monitoring platforms to identify security incidents and perform analysis of security event data to support the response, reporting or escalating where appropriate.
• Prioritise and classify security alerts based on their severity and potential impact, differentiating between false positives and genuine threats.
• Maintain detailed records of security incidents, investigations, and responses for compliance and future reference.
• Effective communication and collaboration with other teams, such as network administrators, system administrators, and management.
• Provide guidance and support to colleagues, communicating technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Design, develop and support automated monitoring processes, using a variety of the latest SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) and network analysis tools, techniques, and procedures to detect malicious activity.
• Conduct threat hunting, vulnerability management, and support continuous improvement of monitoring processes.

For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process.