Job Title: SOC Analyst (x3 Roles)
Location: On-site, London moving to hybrid 3 days on-site after 2-week induction
Start Date: Immediate
Contract length: 31/03/26 further extensions expected
Clearance Required: BPSS (must be obtained prior to onboarding)
Day rate: £400 - £500
Overview
Our client is seeking three hands-on SOC Analysts to join a security operations team in London. These roles are focused on real-time monitoring, investigation, and incident response across a modern enterprise security environment. Collectively, the team must cover a broad set of security technologies, and candidates who bring strong, recent experience in at least two of the listed tools will be prioritised.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor, triage, and respond to security alerts across multiple platforms, including Microsoft and endpoint security tools.
- Conduct in-depth investigations of security events, escalating and containing incidents as required.
- Optimise and tune detection rules, policies, and alerting mechanisms to improve SOC efficiency.
- Collaborate with internal teams to support security operations, threat analysis, and incident recovery.
- Produce clear incident documentation, reports, and recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Contribute to maintaining and enhancing SOC processes, runbooks, and operational workflows.
Required Technical Expertise
Across the three hires, the team must collectively cover the following skill sets; individual candidates should possess strong expertise in at least two:
Microsoft Security Stack
- Experience triaging and managing Microsoft security alerts from the Microsoft Security Center / Microsoft Defender portal
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE): advanced or enterprise-level operational expertise, including investigations, threat hunting, and response
Trellix (ePO)
- Hands-on experience with configuration, policy management, agent deployment, and alert handling
SentinelOne
- SOC operations experience including tuning, alert triage, threat investigation, and incident response
General Requirements
- Proven experience in a hands-on SOC Analyst role within an enterprise environment
- Strong understanding of security operations, threat detection, and incident response workflows
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a collaborative SOC team
Desirable Skills
- Experience with incident documentation and reporting
- Familiarity with security frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, ISO 27001)
- Ability to adapt quickly to new tools, threats, and operational priorities
- Any relevant certifications (e.g., Security+, CySA+, Microsoft SC-series, GIAC)
