Cyber Security Analyst

<p><strong>Role:</strong> Cyber Security Analyst (SOC Analyst)</p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Corsham - 100% on-site</p><p><strong>Day Rate:</strong> Up to £640</p><p><strong>Contract Length:</strong> Until 26th April 2027, with potential for extension</p><p><strong>IR35:</strong> In scope</p><p></p><p><strong>Why this could interest you</strong></p><ul><li>Rare chance to work in a high-impact, mission-critical Defence environment.</li><li>Long-term stability to 2027, with possibility of extension depending on funding.</li><li>Tier 2/3 level work - genuinely complex incidents, not just first-line alert handling.</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Key responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Tier 2/3 SOC analysis in an enterprise environment.</li><li>Perform triage of security events - determine scope, priority and impact, and recommend rapid remediation actions.</li><li>Conduct real-time management of security incidents from detection through to resolution.</li><li>Work with SIEM technologies and SIEM engineering, including tool configuration (e.g. ArcSight).</li><li>Create and maintain use cases, analytics and playbooks.</li><li>Contribute to security monitoring across on-prem and cloud technologies.</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Shift pattern & working conditions</strong></p><ul><li>13-hour shifts - days and nights, including some weekends.</li><li>4 on 5 off, then 5 on 4 off - averaging a standard 37-hour week.</li><li>Fully on-site in Corsham.</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Essential requirements</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Strongly preffeed to have</strong> Active DV Clearance (Developed Vetting) and eligibility for Sensitive Post Check.</li><li>Industry-standard SOC security qualifications (e.g. SANS, ISC2).</li><li>Proven Tier 2/3 SOC Analyst experience (2+ years).</li><li>Hands-on experience with SIEM technologies and engineering (ideally including ArcSight).</li><li>Experience creating SOC use cases, analytics and playbooks.</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Desirable</strong></p><ul><li>Degree in a technical, engineering or computing discipline.</li><li>Defence / MOD experience.</li><li>Previous lead-level SOC experience (though an experienced Tier 2 Analyst would also be considered).</li></ul><img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?1cWG9WvfIsoZVSep1KosZb8qVnSgOyxto" width="0" height="0" />