Senior Cyber Operations Analyst

£Up To £75,000 GBP

Performance Bonus

Hybrid WORKING

Location: UK Wide , Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Senior Cyber Operations Analyst (Associate Manager)

Locations: London | Manchester | Bristol

Salary: Up to 75,000 + excellent package

Clearance: BPSS + SC clearance (or Eligible)

Are you an experienced Cyber Security Operations specialist looking to step into a senior role within a high-growth, high-impact cyber practice?

We're supporting a top-tier consulting organisation (name anonymised) that is expanding its Blue Team and looking for a technical, curious and detail-driven Senior Cyber Operations Analyst to join their team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with cutting-edge tooling, contribute to threat-driven defensive security, and shape advanced SecOps capabilities across enterprise environments.

About the Role

As a Senior Cyber Operations Analyst at Associate Manager level, you'll sit at the heart of a thriving Cyber Practice covering Assurance, Compliance, SecOps, Offensive Security and Research.

You'll play a pivotal part in threat detection, incident response, detection engineering, and security monitoring - helping defend major UK organisations.

This role is perfect for someone who thrives in technical depth, enjoys problem-solving, and wants to contribute to a mission-driven cyber defence team.

Key Responsibilities

You will:

• Develop, maintain and enhance detection content (primarily for Splunk SIEM) across cloud, endpoint and network platforms
• Identify detection gaps, log ingestion issues and alert improvements
• Review and uplift existing SecOps standards, logging maturity, BAU monitoring and threat-led optimisation
• Perform day-to-day security monitoring, alert triage and incident response (9am-5:30pm rota)
• Investigate cyber security incidents and provide technical leadership during escalations
• Mentor junior analysts through shadowing and hands-on guidance
• Act as a technical SME during client engagements, including presenting to senior stakeholders
• Participate in alert testing, IR tabletop exercises, and readiness assessments
• Stay up to date with emerging intelligence, attacker behaviours and evolving threat landscapes

Additional (client-dependent) responsibilities may include:

• Proactive threat hunting
• Incident response playbook development
• Threat intelligence research
• Vulnerability scanning & reporting
• Internal (consultancy) and external (client-side) leadership opportunity

On-call requirement: approx. 1 week per month for high-priority incidents (additional compensation provided).

What We're Looking For

Not every box needs to be ticked - but strong candidates will bring experience across areas such as:

• Threat intelligence models (Pyramid of Pain, IPCE, TI lifecycle)
• Detection engineering & alert development
• Scripting skills (Python, Bash, C/C++, Java)
• Core cybersecurity fundamentals: network, cloud, cryptography, forensics
• Understanding of attacker techniques, APT behaviours and network protocol abuse
• Familiarity with Windows/Linux investigation techniques

What's in It for You

You'll join an organisation that invests heavily in its people and offers:

• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• 25 days annual leave
• 3 days paid charity leave
• Continuous learning & development opportunities
• Access to a cutting-edge cyber practice and diverse project portfolio
• Flexible working & mobility across multiple UK hubs

Security Clearance Requirement

This role requires eligibility for BPSS + SC clearance, which normally includes:

• 5 years continuous UK residency
• No periods of 30+ consecutive days outside the UK in that time
• British-only nationality (no dual citizenship) due to client conditions

Interested?

If you're passionate about defensive security, thrive in technical SecOps work and want to make a measurable impact across major UK clients, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply directly or message me for a confidential chat.