Description:
As a Junior SOC Analyst, you will be responsible for monitoring live security environments and responding to security alerts and incidents. Working as part of a 24/7 SOC, you will follow established playbooks, escalate complex incidents to Tier 2 teams, and help maintain and improve security controls.
Key responsibilities include:
- Monitoring systems for security alerts, intrusions, and unauthorised activity
- Responding to incidents in line with defined SOC playbooks
- Escalating complex or high-risk incidents to Tier 2 Incident Response teams
- Reviewing vulnerability scan results and feeding findings back to technical teams
- Supporting secure configuration reviews and remediation activities
- Producing regular service and security reports for stakeholders
- Contributing ideas to improve SOC processes and service delivery
- Keeping up to date with emerging threats, trends, and best practice
Junior SOC Analyst essential skills
- A qualification in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Networking, or a related technical discipline
- Strong interest in cyber security and incident response
- Understanding of core security concepts and common cyber threats
- Ability to follow processes, investigate alerts, and document findings clearly
- Willingness to work shifts in a 24/7 SOC environment
Nice to have
- Exposure to cloud computing concepts
- Basic knowledge of security incident management or risk management
- Familiarity with vulnerabilities, phishing, ransomware, or identity and access management
- Awareness of information security principles such as confidentiality, integrity, and availability