SOC Analyst
+ Location: Hemel Hempstead office based
+ Shifts: 2 Days, 2 nights, 4 days off (12 hour shifts)
+ Security Clearance Level: Eligible for SC and DV Clearance
+ Salary: £58000 - £65000

+++ This role is for UK eyes only - Sole British nationals - due to the sensitivity of the end client +++

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
• Provide Incident Response support
• Maintain, improve and develop team knowledge of SOC tools, security operations and triage.
• Prepare reports for managed clients to both technical and non-technical audiences and continuously improve their content and presentation.
• Maintain and update security incident documentation, including incident reports, analysis findings, and recommended mitigation strategies.

What you'll bring:

• Demonstrable experience in Security Operations Centre
• Demonstrable experience of Managing Microsoft Sentinel and Splunk implementations
• Knowledge and experience with Mitre Att&ck Frameworku
• Solid grasp of client-server applications, multi-tier web applications, relational databases, firewalls, VPNs, and enterprise AntiVirus products.
• Deep technical knowledge in the analysis of log data and intrusion detection systems
• Solid understanding of networking principles including TCP/IP, WANs, LANs, and commonly used Internet protocols such as SMTP, HTTP, FTP, POP, LDAP

It would be great if you had:

• Understanding of static malware analysis and reverse engineering
• CREST Practitioner Intrusion Analyst
• Experience with SIEM technologies, namely Sentinel and Splunk, with some experience with QRadar appreciated.

If you'd like to discuss this SOC Analyst in more detail, please send your updated CV to (url removed) and I will get in touch.