Cyber Security Analyst
Hybrid · Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Cyber Security Analyst responsible for day-to-day SOC operations: monitor, triage, and investigate security alerts across protective monitoring platforms; review security event data, identify incidents, and escalate appropriately; support incident response activities including containment, eradication, and recovery; execute runbooks and contribute to their improvement; feed detection tuning recommendations back to the senior; coordinate with infrastructure and application teams during incidents under the senior's direction; contribute to dashboard monitoring and retrospective analysis; help shape SOC runbooks, processes, and operational standards as they are developed. Requires 2–4 years in a SOC or security analyst role, hands-on SIEM experience, AWS security knowledge, ability to operate with ambiguity, strong communication skills, and a degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent experience. Certifications such as Security+, CySA+, BC/SC-200 (or equivalents) are expected; further certifications and AWS security tooling familiarity are desirable.
Required Qualifications
- Degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent professional experience
- SC-cleared or genuinely cleared-eligible
- At least one entry/mid-level certification (Security+, CySA+, BTL1, or SC-200)
- Hands-on SIEM experience and demonstrable alert triage capability
- Working knowledge of AWS security services
- 2–4 years in a SOC, monitoring, or security analyst role
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