This contract with our Defence client is for a SOC Analyst for 15 months located in Corsham - 24/7 shift rotation 2 days 11 hrs 2 nights 13 hours - 4 days off. The pay rate to candidate is £500 to £700 Umbrella or £377.09 to £527.92 PAYE. Responsibilities • Monitor security alerts and incidents using a variety of security tools and technologies. • Analyse and triage security incidents to determine the severity and impact. • Respond to security incidents, including containment, eradication, and recovery actions. • Conduct initial investigations and document findings. • Collaborate with other teams to develop and implement effective security measures. • Maintain and update SOC processes and procedures. • Participate in the development and tuning of security monitoring and detection strategies. • Provide regular reports and updates on security posture and incident response activities. • Stay current with the latest cyber security trends, threats, and technology.
Requirements
• Threat monitoring and intelligence gathering and assessment; processes to scan for vulnerabilities and implementing fixes and mitigations; Incident response management. • Experience in the management of Security Event Monitoring and operational response by means of monitoring and correlation tooling, antivirus, network, and host IDS/IPS monitoring and logging. • Experience as a Tier 1 and 2 SOC Analyst/Incident Responder • A sole UK National with DV Clearance will be required for this position.