SOC Engineer

Six Degrees
London
2 weeks ago
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Six Degrees is a leading secure, integrated cloud services provider, where everyone is welcome. We believe success lies in harnessing a truly diverse and inclusive culture.


Our business protects UK organisations with the goal of enabling them to operate effectively and securely in the cloud, by giving them secure platforms to innovate and grow. We support our customers on their digital transformation journey regardless of their maturity. Our vision is to be the UK’s number one provider of secure, integrated cloud services to the small to mid-size market.


The Security Operations Centre (SOC) is a proactive and reactive cyber security monitoring team, delivering real-time triaging, alerting, and reporting to risk-adverse clients.


This SOC Engineer will primarily build security monitoring solutions using Microsoft technologies for our clients; taking design documents from the Security Architects and making that solution come to reality.


Our SOC Engineer will initially have an internal focus within the role, bringing assets into Sentinel, we are ideally expecting candidates to demonstrate prior experience regarding onboarding and configuring Syslog integrations


When required, you will be expected to implement modifications to the detection logic to prevent future occurrences of the same alerts or to minimise extraneous notifications. Additionally, the successful candidate will leverage Azure functionalities to enhance automation within the SOC, thereby promoting operational efficiencies.


We are looking for candidates having a focus on automation to deploy standard processes. Ideally candidates will draw on existing engineering experience and knowledge around Sentinel, integrations and wider Azure technologies to achieve this. As a SOC engineer, you will serve as a key point of escalation for analysts, providing insights into the context of alerts and you'll also be comfortable writing documentation that can be followed by your peers.


For this role, candidates must be comfortable liaising with clients, understanding clients concerns and requirements and pro-actively taking client requirements onboard while assuring onboarding and in life success.

Candidates will have experience in previous SOC roles and have certifications such SC-200 or AZ-500. You'll be comfortable understanding Defender suite technology deployments and experience configuring Syslog integrations. We expect the successful candidate to have an understanding of structured query languages used in SIEM products (examples: SQL, Kusto, Splunk).


The successful candidate will need to go through security clearance.


Six Degrees has been honoured as an ENEI Silver TIDE Winner. We take pride in fostering and sustaining an inclusive culture, which is essential for our entire business.


This includes all aspects of recruitment and employment – our recruitment and selection processes are transparent and fair, and we will always consider any reasonable adjustments or flexible working requirements.


At Six Degrees we’ve created a female-led networking program that enables women within our organisation to interact and exchange ideas, share their experiences, and utilise one-to-one support. We are proud of initiating an outreach program that connects our female talent with external mentors. This ensures they can tap into new and different perspectives that will help them identify and achieve career goals at Six Degrees.


Our Benefits


In return for the passion our people bring to everything they do, we want them to enjoy a range of benefits that enrich their lives. We are a Real Living Wage employer, and through our additional employee benefits we feel we’ve got something that will help everybody live their best life.


We recognise the immense joy and significance of family leave for our employees, which is why Six Degrees provide an enhanced maternity and paternity leave package. We’re also keen to support people with flexible working, so everyone can have the personal time they need whilst still doing great work here at Six Degrees.


We have some fantastic benefits on offer, with everyone being given Private Medical Insurance, Life Assurance, a matched pension scheme and 25 days holiday and as a happy birthday from Six Degrees, all employees get a day off for their Birthday.


Throughout the business, our people have a causes and initiatives that they support and that is close to their heart. That’s why we give everyone the chance to volunteer one day year in addition to annual leave to make a difference.


What is more, we also make a contribution to any additional benefits you may wish to choose. Every Six Degrees employee has instant access to private medical care is available, as well as mental health and employee wellbeing support 24/7. Whether it’s a wellness benefit, such as gym benefits, fitness programmes and genetics wellness testing to our life benefits with discounted rates on travel, critical illness and dental insurance. We also provide discounts on well-known brands, in restaurants, supermarkets, the list goes on!


Our recruitment process:


At Six Degrees, we prioritise efficiency in our recruitment process, as we believe it is essential for you to connect with potential colleagues and have a positive candidate experience.


Our team will thoroughly evaluate all applications, and if your qualifications align with our needs, our Talent Acquisition team will reach out to schedule a call. If all goes well, you will be invited to participate in an interview with your prospective line manager and team members, where you will discuss your suitability for the position and learn more about Six Degrees. For certain critical roles, we may conduct a second and final interview, which could include a task specific to the role. Following the completion of the assessment process, we look forward to welcoming you to the Six Degrees family! Apply today at 6dg.co.uk

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