Senior Security Operations Analyst
On-siteLeeds, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Monitor, investigate, and triage security alerts, anomalies, and indicators of compromise correlating network, cloud, endpoint, and log-based activity to identify attacks and unauthorized use. Participate in continuous threat hunting, research emerging vulnerabilities, and collaborate on incident response, containment, and recovery while maintaining accurate documentation. Provide Tier 1 triage for secure email gateway alerts and phishing incidents, alongside Tier 2 operational support for web proxy and secure web gateway technologies. Support detection automation development, review vulnerability findings, and deliver operational security metrics to measure program effectiveness. Ensure timely handover of ongoing investigations and maintain service levels in accordance with established SLAs.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years in Security Operations/SOC or Incident Response, including in a 24×7 or global environment
- Proven experience across incident response, alert triage, threat hunting, data loss prevention, and operational risk analysis
- Previous experience acting as incident lead or commander during high‐severity security events
- Ability to work on own initiative with minimal to no supervision and adapt to changing environments with ease
- Proven ability to self-manage in high-pressure environments
- Consistently producing high standards of work on schedule in a pressured environment and whilst dealing with competing priorities
- Demonstrable experience with at least one major SIEM and EDR platform
- Demonstrable experience with Security Orchestration and Automation
- Strong understanding of ITSM workflows, implementing operational processes, and service delivery
- Practical experience coordinating vulnerability remediation with Infra/Cloud/App teams and tracking outcomes with data‐driven dashboards
- Solid knowledge of network systems, security protocols, security software and enterprise security architectures
- Knowledge of best practices in developing security procedures and infrastructure
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex security issues in clear business terms
- Indisputably high ethical standards
- Autonomy
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs
Desired Qualifications
- Additional hands‐on KQL/SPL, PowerShell/Python experience
- Certifications such as SC-200, AZ-500, GCIA/GCIH/GCDA or CISSP/CISM
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