Senior SOC Analyst in Thame

Hi, we’re PEXA! We know you’ll Google us before applying, so let’s keep this brief. PEXA revolutionised the way that property is settled in Australia, turning a paper-based process into a digital one. Our solution is a world-first, with over 500 people across Australia and an expanding international team, we’re helping 20,000+ families into their homes each week. We’re passionate about solving problems for our customers – always striving to set the standard for how property is bought and sold.

Being awarded as one of the best places to work in Australia is a recognition of our culture and commitment to innovation, customers and our community. We’re growing fast, that is where you come in. We believe our success in Australia is worth sharing and that our proven technology will advance how the UK buys and sells homes. Establishing ourselves within the UK in late 2020, we are committed to collaborating with lawyers, conveyancers, lenders, government and the property industry, to set the new standard for both remortgages and buying and selling property.

This is a full time permanent position. We’re looking for a Senior SOC Analyst to play a critical role in protecting PEXA’s platforms, data, and operations. This is a hands‑on, senior position where you’ll lead complex security investigations, act as a key escalation point, and help shape the future of our Security Operations capability. You’ll operate across cloud, endpoint, identity, and network environments – ensuring threats are rapidly detected, contained, and remediated. Alongside incident response, you’ll contribute to the ongoing maturity of the SOC through process improvement, detection engineering, and strategic initiatives. This role combines deep technical expertise, operational leadership, and strategic influence within a growing and evolving security function.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Security Operations & Incident Response
  • Lead investigations into complex security incidents across multiple domains
  • Act as a senior escalation point within the SOC
  • Manage P1 & P2 incidents, including post‑incident reviews and lessons learned
  • Perform event triage, analysis, and response to security alerts
• Vendor & Stakeholder Management
  • Lead engagements with MSSPs and security vendors
  • Validate escalations, challenge assumptions, and ensure high‑quality outputs
  • Collaborate with infrastructure, engineering, and product teams to drive remediation
  • Communicate clearly with stakeholders, including senior leadership
• SOC Improvement & Strategy
  • Develop and deliver a continuous SOC improvement roadmap
  • Create and refine playbooks and incident response processes
  • Tune detection rules and improve SIEM performance (Splunk)
  • Enhance automation to reduce false positives and improve efficiency
  • Identify monitoring gaps and align detection with emerging threats
  • Support threat hunting and purple team initiatives
• Leadership & Mentorship
  • Mentor and support SOC analysts, embedding best practices
  • Contribute to capability uplift and skills development across the team
  • Act as delegate for the Head of UK Security when required
  • Support security awareness initiatives across UK business units

What We’re Looking For

• Experience
  • Solid experience in Security Operations or Security Services delivery within a Tech Business (FinTech ideal)
  • Proven experience in incident response and investigation
  • Experience leading or contributing to SOC improvement initiatives
  • Hands‑on experience with SIEM platforms (e.g. Splunk)
  • Exposure to cloud environments (AWS and/or Azure)
• Technical Skills
  • Strong understanding of: Incident Response lifecycle, Endpoint security, DLP, and cloud security, Network fundamentals (TCP/IP, routing, switching), System logging and log analysis
  • Ability to interpret SIEM data and provide meaningful insights
  • Working knowledge of scripting/programming (Python, Shell, SQL)
  • Familiarity with frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK
• Core Competencies
  • Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, including executive‑level engagement
  • Ability to work autonomously and manage multiple priorities
  • High attention to detail with a proactive, investigative mindset
  • Collaborative approach with the confidence to challenge constructively

Benefits for PEXA employees include:

• Annual Leave: 25 days per year (Jan‑Dec), increasing to 27 days after 5 years, plus Bank Holidays (pro‑rata for part‑time).
• Annual Leave Purchase: Option to purchase up to 1 working week of additional leave.
• Wellness Days: 4 paid days per year to rest and recharge (pro‑rata for part‑time). We kindly ask you to take 1 per quarter.
• Paid Volunteer Day: 1 paid day per year to volunteer at a charity of your choice.
• Pension scheme (Aviva): 6% employer contribution, 4% employee contribution.
• Life Assurance: 4x basic salary.
• Health Flex Pot via Benifex: £800 flexible benefit to spend on health options of your choice, including: Private Health Insurance / Health Cash Plan / Dental Plan / Health Assessments.
• Additional Benifex perks: Voluntary opt‑in for additional benefits including Activity Pass, discounts via Perkbox, Beauty and Fitness Discount Card, Cycle to Work, Motor Breakdown, Will Writing, or enhance your cover of benefits provided by company.
• Critical Illness Cover: 1x basic salary.
• Group‑wide Equity Plan: Eligibility for participation in our Group‑wide employee share plan, subject to annual invitation.
• Enhanced Maternity/Adoption Pay: Up to 20 weeks full pay.
• Enhanced Paternity Pay: Up to 4 weeks full pay.
• Performance‑based Incentive Scheme: Eligibility for a discretionary Short Term Incentive plan, based on job role and level.
• Learning & Development: Access to LinkedIn Learning, reimbursement of your professional membership costs.
• Additional: Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing resources, eye test vouchers and VDU glasses contribution.
• Office Space: Use of our PEXA office workspaces in Leeds and Thame. Our new Leeds office is in West Village, managed by Bruntwood SciTech and allows you access to Bruntwood hosted local events.

Sounds like you? We at PEXA are ready so if this role sounds like you apply today.