Junior SOC Analyst

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

This role involves shift work as part of a 24/7 SOC operation.

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