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L2 SOC Analyst
Based fullly onsite in Milton Keynes
24/7 shift rotation
Permanent - £45,000 - £50,000 + Shift Allowance + Company Bonus
Gain SC CLearance
My client are looking for a new L2 SOC Analyst to join their diverse SOC Operations team.
- Working within a Cyber Security Analyst Team as part of the SOC Service Desk. The SOC will triage, assess, and respond to potential cyber threats through to resolution for customers.
- Participating in shifts for a 24hr service coverage rota including overnight & weekend hours.
- You will be monitoring and responding to security incidents using Microsoft Sentinel and ticket system.
- You will be following processes for including Incident, Problem and Service request management based on ITIL practices.
- You will help produce weekly & monthly reports including analytics for some customers.
- Manage SOC tools, configurations, and updates.
Required qualifications:
- SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst
- Other SOC Analyst / Security certifications (e.g. CompTIA Security+) will be considered but candidate must have passed the SC-200 exam by the end probation.
- Be able to achieve a successful security clearance screening (SC)
Essential skills:
- Microsoft Sentinel operations
- Microsoft Sentinel administration - Desirable
- Microsoft Defender XDR operations & administration
- Microsoft 365 administration - Desirable
- Graylog SIEM
- Experience of Azure cloud services administration - Desirable
- Experience of administration Windows client & server OS - Desirable
- Experience of administration Linux OS - Desirable
- Understanding Apple Mac OS
- Good understanding of Networking & Networking Services
- Good understanding of internet services e.g. DNS, SSL, Domains, IP & routing
- Cloudflare administration experience - Desirable
- Programming / Scripting e.g. C#, Go, Python, Powershell - Desirable
- Knowledge of hybrid AAD / EntralD & on-premises AD - Desirable
- Use of open-source tools outside standard tooling to gain insights - Desirable
Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted.
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