Role Overview & Specifications

This is a great role for someone who has a strong foundation of Cyber Security practices and possesses the fundamental skills to hit the ground running within a SOC environment.

The successful SOC Analyst will primarily responsible for monitoring, triaging, and escalating security events from multiple sources including email, web, SIEM, and the case management system.

Location: London
*Hybrid Role*

SOC Analyst - Requirements:

  • 2+ years’ experience working within a SOC
  • Good verbal and written communication across the board
  • Knowledge of security technologies such as SIEM, Firewall, Intrusion Detection, Anti-malware, Content filter, DLP, etc.
  • Good familiarity with operating systems (Windows, Linux and MAC)
  • Strong diagnostic skills and the ability to analyse technical information from multiple sources.
SOC Analyst - Responsibilities:
  • Ensures all alerts are triaged comprehensively and escalated in accordance with established processes and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
  • Conduct real-time analysis and correlation of security events with a focus on identification of attacker activity and false positives.
  • Identifying opportunities to strengthen the capability of the Information Security
  • Monitor SIEM tools to detect suspicious events and abnormal activities, triage events for criticality
  • Close events that show no sign of malicious activity and where there is no impact.
SOC Analyst - Desired:
  • Completion of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent Diploma program in Cyber Security or related field.
  • 2 years’ experience of working in a Security Analyst or similar role
  • 2 years’ experience of working in a regulated environment (or with regulated clients).
  • 2 years’ experience of working in a Cyber Security Operations Centre (managed service or internal team).

About Marcus Donald People

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  • Company Size: 1,000+ employees
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