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Public Sector | 11-6-2026

Security Operations Centre Analyst

  • Hybrid | London Westminster
  • Competitive rates

Location: London Westminster (hybrid working - occasional site visits)

Duration: 12 months +

Vetting: SC secuirty clearance will be required / DV application upon starting

Hours: Monday to Friday, with shift rota will be between 7am and 7pm (e.g. 7am–3pm and 11am–7pm)

Essential:

  • Operational cyber security experience in a SOC environment.
    - Experience as a senior analyst, acting as an escalation point for investigations.
    - Experience building and maintaining alerts, dashboards, and playbooks.
    - Experience analysing logs, network traffic, and security events
    - Knowledge of network security, endpoint security, identity security, and cloud monitoring
    - Understanding of Windows, Linux, Active Directory, and cloud environments
    - Strong experience with SIEM platforms
    - Ability to manage competing priorities, balancing operational delivery with continuous improvement of controls, rules, and processes.
    - Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to solving complex problems.
    - Clear written and verbal communication skills.
    - Candidates should have a bachelor's degree or an equivalent qualification in computer science, information technology, or a related field.

Desirable:
- Experience working in an air-gapped environment
- Relevant qualifications (for example):
- Relevant cyber security certifications and/or equivalent experience
- CompTIA (or equivalent) certifications
-Security vendor certifications


Deliverables:
- Incident investigation reports
- Detection rules and tuning recommendations
- Threat hunting findings
- SOC operational metrics and reporting
- Updated playbooks and response procedures
- Security improvement recommendations

Our client operates hybrid working, 2 days in office in London Westminster.

Working pattern is Monday to Friday, with shift rota will be between 7am and 7pm (e.g. 7am–3pm and 11am–7pm).

For further details please apply including full CV.

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