Senior SOC / IR Specialist
We are seeking a Senior SOC / IR Specialist to strengthen our cyber security operations and incident response capability. This is a hands-on role for an experienced security professional who can investigate complex threats, lead incident response activities and help improve the organisation’s overall security posture. You will work closely with colleagues across technology, risk and business functions to detect, contain and recover from security incidents.
Key responsibilities will include monitoring and analysing alerts from SIEM, EDR, network security and cloud platforms; investigating suspected compromises; and conducting detailed triage, threat hunting and forensic analysis. You will lead or support the end-to-end response to incidents, including scoping, containment, eradication, recovery and post-incident reviews. You will also produce clear technical reports, maintain accurate case records and provide timely updates to relevant stakeholders.
The role will involve developing and refining detection rules, playbooks, operating procedures and incident response processes. You will contribute to vulnerability and threat assessments, undertake proactive threat hunting, and use threat intelligence to identify emerging risks. You may also support security tooling improvements, automation initiatives, incident simulations and the mentoring of less experienced analysts.
We are looking for substantial experience in a Security Operations Centre, incident response or a closely related security function, together with strong knowledge of attack techniques, malware behaviour, security monitoring and digital forensics. You should be confident working with SIEM and endpoint detection technologies, interpreting logs and network traffic, and analysing events across on-premises and cloud environments.
Relevant professional qualifications such as GCIH, GCIA, GCFA, CISSP, CISM or equivalent experience would be advantageous. Excellent communication and prioritisation skills are essential, as is the ability to remain calm and methodical during high-severity incidents. You must be comfortable working collaboratively, challenging assumptions constructively and participating in an on-call or out-of-hours rota where required.
Senior SOC / IR Specialist
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