Lead SOC Analyst

Role: Lead SOC Analyst
Eligibility: Active SC Clearance + UK National
Location: Milton Keynes - Hybrid (3 days/week onsite)
Rate: Up to £550/day DOE (Outside IR35)
Contract Length: Initial 6 Months

Role details

We're partnering with a high profile central government department. They're looking for a Lead SOC Analyst to join an existing team of Cyber SOC Engineers and Cyber SOC Analysts within an established Security Operations Centre.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor, triage and investigate Security Alerts on the protective monitoring platforms to identify Security Incidents
• Understand and interpret a variety of system logs and reports for potential intrusions, security threats or breaches of policy; write Security Incident reports and report to senior stakeholders and customers.
• Lead team on approaches used to investigate incidents and decide required response; implement and/or oversee implementation of resolutions.
• Analyse Security Event Data / Security Alerts to support Customers in their response to Security Incidents
• In rotation with other Lead Analysts, represent the CSOC at meetings, provide advice to other areas of the business on new services and assess impact of proposed work.
• Maintain current knowledge of IT based threats and vulnerabilities in order to identify and report real time attacks and vulnerabilities on the FCDO Services network.
• Mentor, train and manage task delivery of Practitioner Analyst ensuring terms of the Service Level Agreement (SLA) are met.

Key Requirements:

• Experience of working with SIEM and IPS within a SOC environment.
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Sentinel and Defender for Endpoints.
• Understanding of Cyber Threats
• Relevant Cyber Security Analyst experience and certification.
• Ability to produce clear security investigation documentation.

Eligibility:

To be considered for the role, you must have active SC Clearance + UK Nationality.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

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