SOC Analyst (24 7) - UK Public Sector SOC
Location: Winchester, SO212JN
Clearance: BPSS + Home Office SC
Working Pattern: On site, 24 7 shift rota
About the Role
We're looking for skilled and motivated SOC Analysts to join a high performing 24 7 Security Operations Centre supporting UK Public Sector clients. You'll be part of a 16 person team delivering protective monitoring, threat detection, and incident response across complex and secure environments.
This is an exciting opportunity to work with leading SIEM and XDR technologies while contributing directly to national level cyber defence.
What You'll Be Doing
- Providing continuous protective monitoring across secure client environments
- Investigating, triaging, and escalating security alerts
- Operating multiple SIEM/XDR platforms including:
- IBM QRadar
- LogRhythm
- Palo Alto XSIAM/XDR
- Microsoft Sentinel & Defender
- Google SecOps
- Supporting incident response activities and following established SOC runbooks
- Maintaining situational awareness and contributing to threat detection improvements
- Working collaboratively within a 24 7 shift team
Essential Skills
- Strong cyber security awareness and foundational training
- Ability to work effectively in a 24 7 SOC environment
- Understanding of security monitoring, alert handling, and incident lifecycle
Desirable Skills
- Experience in a Security Operations Centre
- Hands on exposure to SIEM/XDR platforms
- Triage, investigation, and incident response experience
- Familiarity with public sector or secure environments Clearance Requirements
- BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard)
- Home Office SC (Security Check) - or eligibility to obtain