Junior SOC Analyst

Job Title: Junior SOC Analyst
📝 Contract Type: Contract, Full Time
💰 Salary: Day Rate of £220/day
🏢 Office Location/Working Policy: Hybrid, 3 days onsite in Central London
🕔 Working Hours: Office hours 0800 to 1700
🕵🏻 What to wear: Smart casual
The Role
The role would involve oversight of current SOC events, including spot-checking a portion of incidents each day to verify that the correct steps have been taken, tickets are updated accurately, and so on. This role would also be an initial contact point for the SOC in the event of a true positive incident that requires client support.
Training will be provided.
Role Responsibilities
Incident Detection & Response:

• Oversee the SOC response to security alerts and logs from SIEM and other tools.
  
• Act as the escalation point for security event triage, investigation, as well as response to security incidents in real-time where required.
  
• Perform investigation and root cause analysis where required.
  
• Facilitate lessons learnt exercises following major incidents and near misses.
  
• Support the onboarding of new log sources and configuration of appropriate use cases.
  Threat Intelligence & Analysis:
  
• Analyse threat intelligence feeds and correlate with internal data.
  
• Identify emerging threats and recommend proactive measures.
  
• Support existing CTI resources ensuring a proficient service.
  Collaboration & Communication:
  
• Work closely with SOC analysts, CTI teams, IT teams, and external partners.
  
• Communicate incident status and impact to stakeholders clearly and effectively.
  
• Support in the management of a shared team mailbox, dealing with approvals and questions.
  Documentation & Reporting:
  
• Ensuring the operation and attestation of ISAE3000 controls assigned to Cyber Security.
  
• Ensure we maintain detailed incident records and post-incident reports.
  
• Contribute to the development of playbooks and runbooks.
  
• Ensure oversight and reporting of agreed SLA’s, KPI’s and KRI’s.
  Continuous Improvement:
  
• Participate in incident response exercises and simulations.
  
• Recommend improvements to detection, response, and recovery processes.
  The Interview Process
  ☎️ Screening call: Phone call with our recruitment team to assess your suitability for the role, but also if the role is right for you
  🚀 First interview: A video call over MS Teams with the Hiring Manager
  🤝🏻 Second interview: A video call over MS Teams or In Person with the client
  About Acora
  Acora are a progressive full-stack full-service business technology services partner, built for the AI era. Combining the capabilities of a Managed Service Provider (MSP), Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP), IT Consulting, Professional Services and Development company, Acora helps customers achieve breakthrough results - often quicker and at lower risk than they thought possible.
  We believe in a better working world, where our customers are confident to fully embrace the AI opportunity and generate economic impact.
  Our brand is much more than a logo; it is what people feel and think about Acora. This role is integral to our Marketing team, delivering an engaging and compelling story to all our audiences, whether that happens in conversation or through our marketing communications.
  Our Values
  We’re proud to share the values we live by. They’re not dusty abstract concepts. Our values define our culture: they act as a promise to our customers and a constant challenge to ourselves, both as individuals and as a team, to be Game-Changers.
  #1 BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE
  We challenge ourselves to raise our game each day. By embracing a mindset of growth, we continuously strive to improve ourselves, our ways of working, and the service we deliver to our customers.
  #2 WE DO WHAT WE SAY
  When we make a promise, we follow-through - no excuses. We don’t leave anyone hanging or walk away from challenges. Reliable and focused, we value clear communication to build trust and give customers, and colleagues, the confidence they can count on us every time.
  #3 TOGETHER WE WIN
  Business is the biggest team sport of them all. By communicating well, breaking down silos and staying aligned, we create clarity and focus. Strong relationships, shared goals and commitment make us a winning team – for each other and for our customers.
  How to become an Acoran . . .
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  To be considered for this position, you must have full rights to work in the UK.
  Equal Opportunities at Acora
  Acora is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal opportunities regardless of race or ethnic origin, gender identity, family situation, sexual orientation, disability, religion or age. We hire our people on the basis of qualifications, merit, skills, and business need.
  We are a Level 1 Disability Confident Committed Employer and will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request any reasonable adjustments.
  Join us at Acora in creating a workplace where everyone can succeed and make an impact. We look forward to welcoming you to our team