Cyber Security Analyst
Digital Waffle ·
Location: London (On-site Shift Pattern) Salary: Up to £70,000 + On-Call Allowance + Benefits Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance required (Must be a British National and eligible to obtain higher levels of UK security clearance) We're working with a leading organisation supporting critical national security programmes, who are looking to recruit an experienced Security Analys t to join their 24/7 Security Operations Centre (SOC) You'll play a key role in monitoring, detecting and responding to cyber security threats across complex enterprise environments, working with industry-leading technologies includin g Elast ic an d Splu nk.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced operational environment and enjoys working on high-profile, mission-critical systems. Key Responsibilities Monitor security alerts and events across enterprise environments usi ng Elas tic a nd Spl unk Investigate, triage and respond to security incidents in line with established playbooks and SLAs Perform threat hunting and proactive analysis to identify malicious activity.
Analyse logs from endpoints, networks, cloud services and security tools to detect suspicious behaviour Escalate incidents where appropriate and work closely with engineering and incident response teams Develop and improve SIEM detection rules and alert tuning to reduce false positives Produce clear incident reports and maintain accurate documentation Participate in the on-call rota and support major incident response when required Contribute to the continuous improvement of SOC processes, tooling and operational procedures Skills