SOC Cyber Security Analyst

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