Senior Security Analyst

Lawrence Harvey
London
3 weeks ago
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L3 Security Analyst


Location – London/Reading (1 day in office per week / 4 days per month)

Salary – £65-70k + 10% Bonus + Benefits

Currently working with one of the most technologically advanced and established Cyber Defence functions in Europe with a Major Technology giant, who are supplementing their internal SOC capability and looking to bring in an L3 Analyst.


You will be dealing with the escalated alerts, investigating and responding to the most complex incidents whilst working with the wider Threat Hunting, Threat Intelligence and Incident Response functions to continuously enhance their Playbooks and Processes. You will act as a mentor to the more junior Analyst within the team and work closely with the SOC Manager to drive and improve the SOC’s wider capabilities.


This is an incredible opportunity for an experienced Senior SOC Analyst / Specialist to join what is honestly one of the most advanced Cyber Defence functions in the world, for an organisation with one of the largest digital footprints where you will gain exposure to an unprecedented volume of threats and respond to incidents from the most sophisticated threat actors; whilst working alongside and learning from some of the best cyber defence SMEs in the world.



Key Responsibilities:

  • Act as a lead and technical escalation point on the most complex incidents and investigations.
  • Work closely with wider Security teams to recommend system tuning/configuration improvements and opportunities to develop internal processes and playbooks.
  • Mentor and train junior team members through complex incident response investigations.


Key Requirements:

  • Prior experience working in a Senior SOC Analyst capacity, responding to escalated alerts and the most sophisticated incidents whilst building out IR playbooks.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of the Microsoft Security Suite – Azure AD P2, Advanced Threat Protection Suite and Cloud App Security.
  • Knowledge of various Incident Response techniques and procedures.
  • Experience mentoring / leading more junior analysts through complex investigations.

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