Senior Cyber Security Analyst

Senior Cyber Security Analyst (Contract)

Location: Remote (UK)

Contract: Inside IR35

Rate: Competitive daily rate, dependent on experience

We're looking for a Senior Cyber Security Analyst to join our Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC), where you'll play a key role in protecting customer environments from evolving cyber threats. You'll lead incident investigation and response, develop and optimise detection capabilities, and act as a technical mentor and escalation point for our SOC analysts.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor, investigate, and respond to cyber security alerts and incidents across customer environments.
• Develop, tune, and maintain SIEM detection rules in Microsoft Sentinel and IBM QRadar , including supporting rule migration between platforms.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting, threat intelligence research, and root cause analysis of security incidents.
• Lead the development of SOC processes, playbooks, and continuous service improvements.
• Mentor and coach analysts, deliver technical training, and provide day-to-day guidance and out-of-hours technical escalation support.
• Perform vulnerability assessments, privileged access reviews, and security risk analysis.
• Communicate technical security risks clearly to both technical and business stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience

• 2–4 years' experience in a Security Operations Centre (SOC) or similar cyber security role.
• Proven experience investigating and responding to security incidents within defined SLAs.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel , Microsoft XDR , IBM QRadar , EDR, and email security platforms.
• Strong working knowledge of KQL (Kusto Query Language) and AQL (Ariel Query Language) .
• Experience developing SIEM detection rules, threat hunting, and security monitoring use cases.
• Experience mentoring and supporting SOC analysts, with the ability to lead by example and drive continuous improvement.

If you're passionate about cyber defence, thrive in a fast-paced SOC environment, and enjoy helping others develop their skills, we'd love to hear from you.

For more information or immediate consideration for this opportunity, please contact Charlie Grant at CPS Group UK on 02920 37 55 99 or email cgrant@cpsgroupuk.com