Senior SOC Analyst Occasional Travel to either Newcastle or Glasgow Up to £50,000 43.5 days annual leave up to 20% pension Head Resourcing are currently working with one of our major financial services clients to recruit a Senior SOC Analyst. This role will form part of our clients Cyber Detect and Respond team and be responsible for monitoring information systems for unusual events. This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to progress their career in a supportive and fast paced environment. What you’ll be responsible for: Security Monitoring & Threat Detection – Specializing in SIEM tools to identify anomalies across cloud and data center environments, while developing and maintaining security monitoring during the Azure transition. Incident Response & Threat Hunting – Assisting in containment, eradication, and recovery of incidents, proactively hunting for threats, and mitigating operational risks. Risk & Threat Management – Staying updated on emerging threats, assessing risks, and implementing detection rules using security tools. Project & Stakeholder Support – Providing security guidance to ensure SOC standards are met in projects and change initiatives. Duty Officer & SOC Support – Rotating as Duty Officer to direct triage, support SOC Analysts, and provide out-of-hours coverage. Skills you need: Experience in security operations environment Strong analytical and critical thinking skills Clear written and verbal communication for diverse stakeholders Proactive mindset with a willingness to learn and grow Ability to mentor and support SOC Analysts Knowledge of IT domains like OS, databases, networks, or applications It’s a bonus if you have: Qualifications in Cyber Security Knowledge of Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Azure (including certifications such as AZ-900, SC-900, SC-200 or AZ-500) If this role is of interest and you’d like to find out more, please apply now