Senior SOC Analyst Level 2

Hemel Hempstead

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Senior SOC Analyst
Hemel Hempstead, UK | Fully On-Site
24/7 Shift Pattern
Competitive Salary + Shift Allowance
DV Clearance Eligible – British Citizens Only

This SOC role is on the frontline of cyber defence.

I'm looking for a Senior SOC Analyst to join a high-performing Security Operations Centre supporting UK defence, aerospace, and national security programmes. You’ll be monitoring and responding to real, advanced threats in environments where the stakes are genuinely high.
You’ll operate inside a trusted consultancy setting, defending country-critical systems and countering sophisticated adversaries, including nation-state activity.

In this Senior SOC Analyst role, you will:

Monitoring, triaging and investigating security alerts in highly secure environments
Analysing threats using SIEM, endpoint telemetry, network traffic and logs
Supporting live incident response, escalation and containment activities
Enhancing detections, rules and playbooks aligned to MITRE ATT&CK
Producing clear, high-quality incident reports for both technical and senior stakeholders
Contributing to threat intelligence and proactive defence initiatives
Staying ahead of emerging TTPs, tooling and adversary behaviourTo secure this Senior SOC analyst role, you will have:

Proven experience working in a Security Operations Centre (SOC)
Hands-on SIEM experience (Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, or similar)
Strong understanding of MITRE ATT&CK and modern detection techniques
Confident analysis across logs, endpoints and network traffic
Solid knowledge of core networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, SMTP)
Awareness of enterprise security tooling (firewalls, AV, VPNs, IDS/IPS)
Eligibility for DV Clearance (British citizen, UK resident for the past 10 years)
This Senior SOC role will help protecting the UK from advanced and persistent cyber threats, alongside teams that take security seriously.

If you are interested please apply ASAP. The People Network is an employment agency and will respond to all applicants within three - five working days. If you do not hear within these timescales please feel free to get in touch

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