SOC Monitoring Analyst
SOC Monitoring Analyst
Outside IR35 - £400 a day DOE
6 months duration with probability to discuss extension
Location - Preston, onsite everyday
Please be aware that due to security vetting requirements - we can only consider UK nationals with an active DV clearance
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced SOC Analyst to play a pivotal role in the operation, and continuous improvement of a critical Security Operations Centre (SOC) supporting MOD programme. You will be hands on responsible for Vulnerability Management, incident management, and SOC services meet agreed quality and assurance standards within a highly regulated environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the escalation point for all security incidents
- Conduct Vulnerability Management and incident response activities
- Prepare report incidents and SOC performance metrics to SOC Leadership
- Work hands on with SIEM detection tooling and prepare reporting used for the use-case development
- Contribute to reporting and configuration changes, enhancements, and operational alignment
- Ensure incident workflows, escalation paths, and operational procedures are robust and auditable
Required Skills & Experience
- Experience in SOC operations within government, defence, or critical national infrastructure
- Previous hands on experience in Vulnerability management and incident response and security operations escalation
- Understanding of SIEM platforms, detection engineering, and Vulnerability alert management
- Familiarity with ITSM tooling, ideally ServiceNow
- Strong stakeholder management and reporting capability
- Understanding of regulated environments (MOD, HMG, Defence primes, or similar)
Desirable
- Exposure to large-scale programmes (e.g. GCAP, major defence or aerospace programmes)
- DV clearance