Senior SOC Analyst - (Sentinel) - plus 20% shift allowance (Standard Hours the first 4 months b[...]

Senior SOC Analyst

Location: Hybrid – Birmingham (1 day every 2 weeks)

Shift Allowance: 20% (Standard Hours first 4 months, then 4 on, 4 off 12‑hour shifts)

Due to the nature of the work, you must hold or be able to acquire Security Clearance (SC) with 5 years UK address history.

Must be willing to work shifts after 6 months (likely 4 x 12 hour shifts). Must have worked in an MSSP environment, managing or dealing with multiple clients. Must have Microsoft Sentinel knowledge.

Key Responsibilities

• Triage security events and incidents.
• Monitor the SIEM to identify anomalies and potential security threats.
• Monitor the health of the SIEM and other critical components within the infrastructure.
• Participate in evaluating the security of monitored infrastructure systems and recommending additional security solutions where appropriate.
• Communicate with external teams for incident resolution.
• Participate in security incident management and vulnerability management processes.
• Communicate effectively with customers, teammates, and management.
• Follow and improve internal guidelines, playbooks and practices for management of incidents and changes.
• Document and maintain security procedures and processes.
• Build and deliver customer service reviews.

Required Skills And Qualifications

• Security monitoring experience with one or more SIEM technologies, ideally Microsoft Sentinel and/or Google SecOps.
• Strong understanding of Windows, Linux and cloud technologies.
• Good understanding of security solutions including SIEMs, Web proxies, anti‑virus, firewalls, VPN, authentication providers and mechanisms, encryption, IPS/IDS.
• Good understanding of security incident management, malware management and vulnerability management processes.
• Experience working in an MSSP SOC environment.
• Attention to detail and quality.

Desirable Skills And Qualifications

• CREST Practitioner Intrusion Analyst (CPIA)
• Microsoft Security Operations Analyst (SC‑200)
• Security Blue Team Level 1 (BTL1)