Security Operations Specialist
Location - London (minimum 3 days in office per week)
Salary - £65-80k + 20-30% Bonus + Benefits
Currently working with a UK Hedge Fund firm who are in the process of building out their internal Cyber Defence capability and looking to bring in a Security Operations Specialist.
You will be dealing with the escalated alerts from a 3rd party MSSP, investigating and responding to the most complex incidents whilst building out IR Playbooks and Processes and developing the internal Threat Hunting capability. You will act as a mentor to the more junior Analyst within the team and naturally progress into a SOC Manager position.
This is an incredible opportunity for an experienced Senior SOC Analyst / Specialist to join a growing yet established firm at a crucial point as they internalise and build out their internal Cyber Security Monitoring and Detection capability, whilst working with some of the latest and most innovative technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
* Act as a lead and technical escalation point on the most complex incidents and investigations.
* Work closely with Security Engineering team to recommend system tuning/configuration improvements.
* Mentor and train junior team members through complex incident response investigations.
Key Requirements:
* Prior experience working in a SOC environment, dealing with and responding to escalated alerts.
* Comprehensive knowledge of the Microsoft Security stack - Defender, Sentinel, etc
* Knowledge of various Incident Response techniques and procedures.
* Experience working in hybrid-cloud SOC environments - Azure.
* Experience mentoring / leading more junior analysts through complex investigations.
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