SOC Analyst in Leeds

Salary: £55,000 - 60,000 per year

Requirements

• Experience in Security Operations Centre (SOC) environments, security monitoring, incident response, cyber security analysis, threat detection, threat hunting, vulnerability management, and security operations.
• Experience monitoring and investigating security events.
• Strong understanding of cyber security threats, attack techniques, and security controls.
• Exposure to SIEM technologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working within a security operations environment.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Desirable experience includes Microsoft Sentinel, KQL (Kusto Query Language), Microsoft Defender XDR technologies, threat hunting, detection engineering, security automation, vulnerability assessment platforms such as Qualys, MITRE ATT&CK, and exposure to NIST, ISO27001, or CIS Controls.
• Experience supporting regulated environments.
• Open to applicants currently working as SOC Analysts, Cyber Security Analysts, Security Analysts, Security Operations Analysts, Threat Detection Analysts, Blue Team Analysts, or Information Security Analysts.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and investigate security alerts and events across cloud, endpoint, identity, and network environments.
• Support the management of security incidents through the incident response lifecycle.
• Perform security investigations and root cause analysis.
• Validate indicators of compromise and assess potential business impact.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting activities.
• Query and analyse security data using Microsoft Sentinel and KQL.
• Support vulnerability management and remediation activities.
• Work closely with technical teams to coordinate containment and recovery actions.
• Produce incident reports, documentation, and recommendations.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of security monitoring capabilities.

Technologies

• Cloud Support
• Network Security
• AWS
• Cisco
• Microsoft Intune

We are an established international technology and cyber security services provider investing heavily in our Security Operations capability. Based in Leeds with a hybrid working model, we are growing our 24/7 Cyber Defence team and offering the opportunity to work in a mature Security Operations environment with exposure to incident response, threat detection, vulnerability management, and modern Microsoft security technologies. We provide a competitive package of £50,000 to £58,000 plus benefits including 25 days holiday rising to 27, a buy and sell scheme, pension with 5% employer contribution, healthcare, private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection, a birthday day off, learning and development support, dedicated certification programmes, vendor training pathways, leadership development, employee wellbeing initiatives, cycle to work scheme, retail discounts, and a modern office environment.