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Sanderson
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
SOC Analyst - Tier 2
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Salary: £30,000 per annum |
Overview
SOC Analyst - Tier 2 Edinburgh £30,000 - £35,000 benefits Fantastic new opportunity for an experienced SOC Analyst with this market leading financial services business based in Edinburgh. As a Senior Analyst in the Global Security Operations Centre you will work in both a team environment and independently to analyse Information Security systems and threat intelligence to identify incidents and recommend mitigation strategies. This position will analyse information systems in order to detect and respond to potential threats in the environment. Additionally, you will act as the security subject matter expert to other technologists or business colleagues in advising secure configuration and best practice security for the organisation. Main responsibilities: Monitoring and analysing SIEM, UBA, network traffic, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), security events and logs. Prioritizing and differentiating between potential incidents and false alarms - understanding false positives and false negatives. Resolving security investigations. Supporting activities in the SOC ranging from Hunts, to Red Team Operations and Intelligence gathering tasks. Stay up to date with current vulnerabilities, attacks, and countermeasures. Act as a point of escalation for security events and incidents when asked by Business units or technology stakeholders. Identify opportunities that can improve the efficiency of SOC processes across the environment. Implement procedures to address new requirements. Skills Required: Proven experience of working within a similar SOC Analyst role. Experience of operating at a 2nd line level. Knowledge of common security assessment frameworks such as NIST, HITRUST, COBIT etc. Experience of working in an enterprise SOC, either in house or as part of an MSP. Experience of working with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Possess strong analytical skills, which will allow advising on how best to respond to abnormal network/system behaviour. Possess strong communication skills both written and verbal. Any of the following certifications are a plus: CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional or other ISC2. CEH - Certified Ethical Hacker, CompTIA Security . SANS For any further queries regarding the role, please contact Danny Palmer on or at