SOC Cyber Security Analyst
Contracts Consultancy Ltd
CYBER SECURITY ANALYST (SOC ANALYST) CCL Global are currently recruiting for a Cyber Security Analyst to support a high-security Security Operations Centre (SOC) environment within a critical national infrastructure setting. This role will play a key part in protecting enterprise systems by monitoring, detecting, analysing, and responding to cyber security threats in real time. Type of Contract: Contract (Inside IR35) Location: Bath (100% office) Contract Length: Until April 2027 Key Duties Will Include: - Monitor, investigate, and triage security events and alerts within a live SOC environment. - Analyse security incidents to determine scope, impact, and priority, ensuring appropriate escalation and response. - Manage end-to-end incident response activities from detection through to resolution. - Support the development and enhancement of SIEM use cases, detection rules, analytics, and playbooks. - Conduct real-time analysis of logs and security data to identify malicious activity or policy violations. - Work closely with technical teams to support containment and remediation of security incidents. - Support continuous improvement of SOC processes, tooling, and detection capability. - Contribute to security reporting, documentation, and operational procedures. Requirements: - Proven experience working as a SOC Analyst (Tier 2/3) within enterprise or critical environments. - Strong experience with SIEM technologies (e.g. ArcSight or similar), including configuration and engineering support. - Ability to triage security alerts and accurately assess risk, impact, and priority. - Experience managing security incidents in real time within a SOC environment. - Strong understanding of networking, cloud environments, and enterprise IT infrastructure. - Experience creating and tuning detection use cases, analytics, and playbooks. - Knowledge of Information Security principles, threat detection, and incident response practices. - Familiarity with Microsoft technologies, Linux systems, and security tooling. - Understanding of security frameworks and data protection principles including GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. - Experience working within an ITIL-based service environment. Desirable: - Industry-recognised cyber security certifications (e.g. SANS, ISC2). - Experience within Defence, Government, or high-security environments. - Degree in Cyber Security, Computing, Engineering, or related discipline. - Experience in a senior SOC or lead analyst capacity.