SOC Analyst

SOC Analyst

Posted 5 days ago by Advanced Resource Managers

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£45 Per hour
Inside
Undetermined
Stevenage, England, United Kingdom
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Communications Protocols Cyber Incident Response Cyber Security Domain Name System (DNS) Servers Event Monitoring Information Systems Security IT Security Architecture Network Communications Network Packet Network Security Open Systems Interconnection Operating Systems SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) SSL Security

Summary: The SOC Analyst role is a 6-month contract position based in Stevenage, focusing on monitoring and triaging security events for a leading Defence and Aerospace company. The position requires hands-on experience with IDS/IPS technologies and a background in Cyber Security. The role emphasizes collaboration with various teams to enhance security measures and improve SOC operations. Candidates will have opportunities for skill development within a growing organization.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Effective Tier 1 to 2 alert triage of security events
  • Monitoring of Cyber Security tools
  • Monitoring the SOC email notification mailboxes
  • Assists with the maintenance of Security technologies
  • Assisting the SOC Solutions Lead with project activity
  • Assist proactive threat hunting in collaboration with the CTI function
  • Assist IR in HR and InfoSec related investigations
  • Ensure the timely triage and remediation of any incident or request tickets raised to the SOC
  • Participate in the activity of adding/removing URLs from the AcceptList and BlockList
  • Conduct activities in line with SOC Maturity and continuous improvement

Key Skills:

  • Background in Cyber Security
  • Security awareness
  • Experience in Network Security, Infrastructure, and Operating Systems & Applications
  • Knowledge of IT Security standard methodologies
  • Demonstrable understanding of the OSI Reference Model and the network communication protocols, including but not limited to DNS, HTTP/S, SSL, SMTP, FTP/S, LDAP/S
  • Demonstrable experience with Security Information Event Monitoring Tools and/or Network Packet Capture tools
  • Hands-on experience with IDS/IPS technologies and threat-hunting activities
  • Experience within Defensive Cyber-attack methodologies and frameworks
  • Understanding of Malware capabilities, attack vectors, propagation, and impact

Salary (Rate): £45.00/hr

City: Stevenage

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

SOC Analyst 6 month contract Based in Stevenage Offering £45ph Inside IR35 Are you an experienced SOC Analyst? Do you have hands-on experience with IDS/IPS technologies? Do you want to work with an industry-leading company? If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you! As the SOC Analyst, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.

You will be involved in:

  • Effective Tier 1 to 2 alert triage of security events
  • Monitoring of Cyber Security tools
  • Monitoring the SOC email notification mailboxes
  • Assists with the maintenance of Security technologies
  • Assisting the SOC Solutions Lead with project activity
  • Assist proactive threat hunting in collaboration with the CTI function
  • Assist IR in HR and InfoSec related investigations
  • Ensure the timely triage and remediation of any incident or request tickets raised to the SOC
  • Participate in the activity of adding/removing URLs from the AcceptList and BlockList
  • Conduct activities in line with SOC Maturity and continuous improvement

Your skillset may include:

  • Background in Cyber Security
  • Security awareness
  • Experience in Network Security, Infrastructure, and Operating Systems & Applications
  • Knowledge of IT Security standard methodologies
  • Demonstrable understanding of the OSI Reference Model and the network communication protocols, including but not limited to DNS, HTTP/S, SSL, SMTP, FTP/S, LDAP/S.
  • Demonstrable experience with Security Information Event Monitoring Tools and/or Network Packet Capture tools
  • Hands-on experience with IDS/IPS technologies and threat-hunting activities
  • Experience within Defensive Cyber-attack methodologies and frameworks.
  • Understanding of Malware capabilities, attack vectors, propagation, and impact.

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

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