Senior SOC Analyst Level 2

Fynity
Holtsmere End, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Today
£50,000 – £58,000 pa

Salary

£50,000 – £58,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Shift-work
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
15 May 2026 (Today)

Benefits

20% Shift Allowance

Senior SOC Analyst

Hemel Hempstead| Fully On-Site | 24/7 Shift Pattern

Up to £58K + 20% Shift Allowance

DV Clearance Eligible – Sole British Nationals Only

Frontline cyber defence protecting UK critical systems.

We’re hiring a Senior SOC Analyst to join a high-performing SOC supporting UK defence, aerospace and national security environments, where you’ll be defending against advanced and nation-state level threats.

You’ll be hands-on in the SOC monitoring, investigating and responding to real-time security incidents in highly secure environments.

What you’ll do in the SOC:

Monitor, triage and investigate security alerts

Analyse SIEM, endpoint and network data

Support incident response and escalation

Improve detections aligned to MITRE ATT&CK

Produce clear incident reports and findings

For this SOC role you will need:

SIEM experience (Sentinel / Splunk / similar)

SOC experience in a live operational environment

Strong understanding of MITRE ATT&CK

Knowledge of networking (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, SMTP)

Experience with security tooling (firewalls, IDS/IPS, EDR)

DV eligible – sole British national

High-trust role working at the sharp end of UK cyber defence.

This Senior SOC role will help protecting the UK from advanced and persistent cyber threats, alongside teams that take security seriously

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