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SOC Analysts (DV Security Clearance)
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At CGI, you will play a vital role in protecting critical systems and enabling secure digital transformation for high-profile clients. Working within our Cyber Security Service, you will help detect, analyse, and respond to evolving threats, contributing to resilient, high-performing environments. We combine proven tools with advanced technologies to deliver measurable impact, while fostering a culture where you are trusted to take ownership, encouraged to innovate, and supported to grow your expertise. This is an opportunity to develop hands-on capability, influence security outcomes, and be part of a collaborative team shaping the future of cyber defence.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
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The SOC Analyst Role
The SOC Analyst will be joining an established SOC Team of eight years. The SOC analyst will be the first to respond to cyber security incidents. They will be required to report on cyber threats and will work as part of an expanding security team, working alongside security managers and cybersecurity engineers.
The SOC utilises both tried and tested tooling and state-of-the-art technologies and methods to ensure we provide the best level of service and protection to our prestigious list of clients. Our client base covers a wide range of verticals from Government and CNI.
Security Clearance Required. Due to the nature of the work and the security clearance required, we can only accept UK Nationals with single nationality.
Candidate Profile
The role will require someone with an analytical mindset and a keen eye for detail to investigate alerts, piece together information to build a bigger picture, and provide suitable remediation steps for customers.
- Monitoring our SIEM (Security Incident and Event Management) and SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation and Response) tools to detect suspicious events and abnormal activities.
- Triaging events through validating suspicious events and incidents by use of dedicated tools.
- Ability to escalate with effective reporting to level 3 SOC Analyst or Senior Stakeholders.
- Documenting and managing incident cases to utilise information for stakeholder engagement to provide insight and intelligent recommendations.
- Providing incident management through effective monitoring, reporting, and technical guidance for successful resolution.
- Production of the monthly security reports.
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Required Qualifications
To be successful in this role:
- Be willing to learn how to resolve technical issues.
- Demonstrate an interest in Cyber Security.
- Be detail-oriented and show the ability to take a structured approach to procedures and working instructions.
- Have an aptitude for understanding and analysing data for troubleshooting purposes.
- Strong written communication, critical thinking, and analysis skills.
- Understanding of key security concepts and attack types such as phishing, malware, vulnerabilities, Cyber Kill Chain, and attack stages.
- Understanding of networking principles including TCP/IP, WANs, LANs, and commonly used Internet protocols such as SMTP, HTTP, FTP, POP, LDAP.
- An analytical mindset, capable of digesting a wide range of information and making practical judgements based on available data and context.
- A desire to keep learning with a curious and creative mindset.
- Knowledge of Security Tooling (ArcSight, Splunk, MS Sentinel, FortiSIEM, SwimLane, QRadar LogPoint)
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