SOC Analyst in Farnborough

We are constantly growing our SOC team and new opportunities in our Farnborough site. Come and join us in the Defence sector and support enterprise scale clients. We have opportunities for L1 SOC Analysts to be a part of our success and work with multiple, high profile clients. You should showcase your proficiency in a busy Security Operations Center with a technology-oriented attitude and the capacity to assume control.

From a technical perspective we are using Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk and MISP Threat sharing so any knowledge of these technologies would be a substantial benefit. Role based on site in our Farnborough office and is shift work: 2 x 6am to 6pm, 2 x 6pm to 6am, 4 days off. You do need to be eligible for DV Clearance for this role, and cannot start until your clearance is through.

What you’ll be doing:

• Monitor, analyse security alerts and events, conduct initial investigations, and determine the appropriate response.
• Raise complex incidents to Senior Analysts.
• Manage SOC Incident queues.
• Support the maintenance of monitored asset baselines of the customer environments.
• Prepare reports for managed clients to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate on improving detection rules and use cases aligned with Mitre Att&ck and threat-informed defense.
• Participate in a team effort to guarantee that corporate data and technology platform components are shielded from known threats.
• Collaborate with team members to maintain and update security incident documentation, including incident reports, analysis findings, and recommended mitigation strategies.
• Aid the development and use of threat intelligence throughout the service.
• Ability to work shifts from our office in Farnborough.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience demonstrated in Security Operations Centre.
• Experience using Microsoft Sentinel and Splunk.
• Knowledge and experience with Mitre Att&ck Framework.
• Basic knowledge of client-server applications, multi-tier web applications, relational databases, firewalls, VPNs, and enterprise AntiVirus products.
• Understanding of networking principles including TCP/IP, WANs, LANs and commonly used Internet protocols such as SMTP, HTTP, FTP, POP, LDAP.
• Entry level cyber security certification (e.g. CompTIA Security+, CEH, CPSA).
• CREST Practitioner Intrusion Analyst/Blue Teams Level 1 or other SOC related certifications.
• Completed an academic module in cyber security or a related subject.

It would be great if you had:

• Programming and scripting such as Python, Perl, Bash, PowerShell, C++.
• Experience with SIEM technologies, namely Sentinel and Splunk, with some experience with QRadar.

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Office based in Farnborough

Security Clearance Level: Eligible for DV Clearance

Internal Recruiter: Jane

Salary: To £58K Depending on experience, plus on shift allowance.

Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund.

Sopra Steria’s Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client’s goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex safety- and security-critical markets.