Anson McCade
Security Operations Center Analyst
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SOC Analyst
Location: Cheltenham (Fully On-site | 24/7 Shift Pattern)
Salary: Up to £42,000 + 25% Shift Premium + Excellent Benefits
The Opportunity
An excellent opportunity for an early-career cybersecurity professional to join a leading global cyber security consultancy within a highly regulated Security Operations Centre (SOC) environment.
As part of a major growth programme, you'll work alongside experienced security professionals supporting mission-critical systems while gaining exposure to a wide range of enterprise security technologies. This role is ideal for someone with a solid cybersecurity foundation who is looking to build a long-term career in Security Operations.
The Role
As a SOC Analyst, you'll play a key role in monitoring, investigating and responding to security incidents in a fast-paced operational environment.
Your responsibilities will include:
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- Monitoring, triaging and analysing security alerts
- Investigating potential security incidents and supporting incident response activities
- Escalating confirmed threats where appropriate
- Producing security reports, documentation and incident records
- Supporting SIEM tuning and optimisation
- Maintaining awareness of emerging cyber threats, vulnerabilities and attack techniques
- Working collaboratively within a busy SOC to help protect critical systems
What We're Looking For
- Ideally 1+ year's commercial experience within cybersecurity or a SOC environment
- Experience monitoring, analysing and responding to security alerts
- Understanding of SOC operations and incident response principles
- Good knowledge of networking, operating systems and core security concepts
- Awareness of common cyber threats, attack vectors and malware types
- Exposure to one or more SIEM or security monitoring platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, Microsoft Defender, IBM QRadar or Elastic
- Ability to remain calm and perform effectively under pressure
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Genuine passion for cybersecurity with a desire to continually learn and develop
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What's on Offer
- Salary up to £42,000
- 25% shift premium on top of base salary
- 25 days' annual leave
- Private medical insurance
- Additional paid leave for charitable leave
- Extensive training and career development
- Opportunity to develop experience across a broad range of enterprise security technologies
Security Requirements
Due to the nature of the work:
- Applicants must hold Sole British National status
- Candidates must be eligible for un-caveated Security Check (SC) clearance
- Candidates must be willing to work fully on-site in Cheltenham on a 24/7 shift rota
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