Lead SOC Analyst in Hemel Hempstead

Are you ready to take the next step in your career as a SOC Analyst? We are growing our Cyber Security Operation and this could be your opportunity to join us as we build out our offering to existing and new customers. This role will offer the opportunity to make a real difference in the world of Cyber defence. If you are looking for an opportunity with Cyber Security with more responsibility and the chance to lead and mentor a team, this could be for you!

We have a large Cyber team looking after some powerful and compelling areas within Aero, Defence and Security. Come and join the team who are on the cusp of continued growth and lead from the front, joining in our success.

Our new position of SOC Shift Lead will be to conduct monitoring and triage of alerts associated with host and network security events for our client’s critical infrastructure. You will support the SOC through both delivery of client work and adding skills and ideas to the already diverse team. This role is based on site in Hemel Hempstead and involves shift work: 2 days at 6am to 6pm, 2 nights at 6pm to 6am, followed by 4 days off.

Please note you do need to be eligible for DV Clearance for this role.

What you’ll be doing:

• Monitor, triage, and investigate security incidents on critical client infrastructure.
• In-depth analysis of network traffic, logs, and system events to identify potential security threats and vulnerabilities.
• Line Management.
• Maintain, improve and develop team knowledge of SOC tools, security operations and triage.
• Analyse and improve detection rules and use cases in line with Mitre Att&ck and threat-informed defence.
• Maintain and update security incident documentation, including incident reports, analysis findings, and recommended mitigation strategies.
• Represent the SOC within Partners meetings.
• Ability to work shifts from our office in Hemel Hempstead.

What you’ll bring:

• Demonstrable experience in Security Operations Centre.
• People management experience to help develop Analysts and lead careers.
• Demonstrable experience of using Microsoft Sentinel and Splunk.
• Knowledge and experience with Mitre Att&ck Framework.
• Solid grasp of client-server applications, multi-tier web applications, relational databases, firewalls, VPNs, and enterprise AntiVirus products.
• Good understanding of networking principles including TCP/IP, WANs, LANs, and commonly used Internet protocols such as SMTP, HTTP, FTP, POP, LDAP.

Referral Bonus: £1500.00

Clearance required: Eligible for DV Clearance.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us? 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.