SOC Analyst

Certain Advantage • TRAFFIC • Hertfordshire, Stevenage, United Kingdom • £85 / day • 22h ago

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit 10x SOC Threat Detection Analyst subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract.

This role can start on an SC Security Clearance basis, however DV Clearance will be required down the line.

This role would suit someone from a Cyber Security Analyst, SOC Analyst or Threat Detection Analyst background.

Hourly Rate: 85 per hour. Overtime rate of time and a quarter.

Contract Duration: 6 Months

Shift pattern:

28 day Cycle
Sat to Tue - Earlies (Apply online only)
Wed to Sun - Off
Mon to Fri - Lates (Apply online only)
Sat to Tue Off
Wed to Sun - Nights (Apply online only)

(The type of shift rotates along the pattern through, so the start of the next 28 day cycle they start with lates -> Nights -> earlies then next cycle: Nights -> earlies -> lates)

28 days = 4 weeks, 14 days worked per 28 days, 3.5 days worked per week, 3.5 x 8 = 28 hours per week

Initially may not be expected to do nights until team grows.

SOC Analyst Job Description:

An opportunity has arisen in the cyber security operations centre (SOC) within Information Management (IM) for a SOC Threat Detection Analyst. Supporting the Senior SOC analysts in assisting IM meet the challenges and demands of countering the Cyber Threat. The successful applicant will drive a proactive ethos in an ever-changing cyber security environment and provide robust threat detection and analysis within the 24x7 SOC.

To support the SOC Manager in assisting Information Management UK meet the challenges and demands of countering the Cyber Threat. Support for the operational functions of the UK SOC. To work with other UK SOC members, including the UK InfoSec Team and the IM Domains (Customer Support and Infrastructure / Information Systems).
It will cover analysis, monitoring, reporting, alerting and investigation activity utilising a wide variety of security platforms including AI/ML and behavioural analytics, SIEM (Security Information Event Management), Network Packet Capture platform, Anti Malicious Code, Threat Detection technologies and platforms across the UK Network Perimeter working with the best standard technologies.

The SOC Analyst reports to the SOC Manager. The SOC Analyst conducts a range of analysis and assists the incident response team with investigations that need to be escalated to an embedded member of staff.

The SOC Analyst key responsibilities are:

Effective Tier 1 to 2 alert triage of security events
Monitoring of Cyber Security tools
Monitoring the SOC email notification mailboxes
Assists with the maintenance of Security technologies
Assisting the SOC Solutions Lead with project activity
Assist proactive threat hunting in collaboration with the CTI function
Assist IR in HR and InfoSec related investigations
Ensure the timely triage and remediation of any incident or request tickets raised to the SOC
Participate in the activity of adding/removing URLs from the AcceptList and BlockList
Attend routine security meetings
Conduct activities in line with SOC Maturity and continuous improvement

Skillset/experience required (Baseline):

A career background in Cyber Security. Security awareness and experience in all areas of IT, primarily Network Security, Infrastructure and the secondary area being Operating Systems & Applications.
Knowledge of IT Security standard methodologies.
Demonstrable understanding of the OSI Reference Model and the network communication protocols, including but not limited to DNS, HTTP/S, SSL, SMTP, FTP/S, LDAP/S.
Demonstrable experience with Security Information Event Monitoring Tools and/or Network Packet Capture tools.
Hands on experience with IDS/IPS technologies and threat hunting activities.
Strong analytical experience and mind-set.
Experience within Defensive Cyber-attack methodologies and frameworks.
Understanding of Malware capabilities, attack vectors, propagation and impact.
Good communication skills liaising with the business and suppliers.

Desirable Skillset/experience (Senior grade):

Root cause analysis and leading T2 incident investigations
Process / Playbook / Runbook development
Working knowledge of detection engineering, false positive improvements
Capability to tune SIEM rules or create custom detections
Scripted automation experience e.g. Python, SOAR, PowerShell
Threat modelling and Hunting methodologies

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