L3 SOC Analyst

L3 SOC Analyst

Posted 3 days ago by 1766559485

£600 Per day
Inside
Undetermined
London

Summary: The L3 SOC Analyst role involves providing senior-level incident response and investigation within a Security Operations Centre. The position requires strong expertise in handling complex security incidents and engaging with both technical and business stakeholders. The analyst will also be responsible for tuning SOC tools and supporting risk-based security controls across IT and OT environments. This is a contract position with a focus on hands-on experience in a SOC environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead investigation and response to complex security incidents escalated from L1/L2.
  • Analyse and triage SIEM alerts, performing root cause analysis and remediation.
  • Act as a senior escalation point for cyber incidents, engaging technical and business stakeholders.
  • Tune and optimise SOC tools, including SIEM platforms.
  • Support risk-based security controls across IT and OT environments.
  • Participate in an on-call rota.

Key Skills:

  • Strong experience in an L3 SOC or senior cyber security role.
  • Hands-on SOC experience within an enterprise environment.
  • In-depth knowledge of SIEM, MFA, and PAM.
  • Solid understanding of IT infrastructure and networking.
  • Experience writing KQL for Microsoft Sentinel.

Salary (Rate): £500 per day

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

L3 SOC Analyst

Contract | £500 per day | Inside IR35

We are supporting a client seeking an experienced L3 SOC Analyst to provide senior-level incident response and investigation within a Security Operations Centre.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead investigation and response to complex security incidents escalated from L1/L2.

  • Analyse and triage SIEM alerts, performing root cause analysis and remediation.

  • Act as a senior escalation point for cyber incidents, engaging technical and business stakeholders.

  • Tune and optimise SOC tools, including SIEM platforms.

  • Support risk-based security controls across IT and OT environments.

  • Participate in an on-call rota.

Required Experience

  • Strong experience in an L3 SOC or senior cyber security role.

  • Hands-on SOC experience within an enterprise environment.

  • In-depth knowledge of SIEM, MFA, and PAM.

  • Solid understanding of IT infrastructure and networking.

  • Experience writing KQL for Microsoft Sentinel.

Apply now to discuss further details.

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