Senior SOC Analyst - Fully Remote (No Sponsorship)

I am currently recruiting for a Senior SOC Analyst to join a reputable Legal firm ideally in London (would consider broader UK candidates if needed but London is the priority). This role is fully remote but no sponsorship is given.

About the Senior SOC Analyst position:

The Senior SOC Analyat will be part of the Cybersecurity Operations Group and will report to the Director of Information Security & Assurance. This position will be responsible for maintaining continuous monitoring of the networking environment for malicious activities, threat detection and response.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitor and analyze security events and alerts across the organization’s networks, endpoints, and cloud infrastructure using SIEM, EDR, and other security tools within documented SLAs.
• Investigate, respond to, and resolve security incidents and tickets, ensuring timely detection, containment, and mitigation.
• Perform triage and root cause analysis of security incidents and collaborate with IT and other teams to identify and address security-related issues.
• Perform email threat analysis through manual and tool-assisted research.
• Participate in security sub-programs such as Vulnerability Management and CTI programs, among others, to identify and mitigate emerging threats before they impact the organization.
• Apply cybersecurity and networking knowledge to analyze risk and support security operations, including understanding common vulnerability types, attack lifecycles and tactics, and core networking concepts such as protocols, services, and attack techniques.
• Apply sound judgment and attention to detail to assess security issues, prioritize work, communicate clearly and professionally, maintain situational awareness of threat activity, and contribute collaboratively while demonstrating initiative and flexibility.
• Follow and maintain documented procedures, stay current on policies and tooling, identify and document process gaps, contribute to security operations documentation, and support operations through accurate metric reporting as needed.
• Demonstrate effective prioritization and consistently meet established deadlines

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in an Information Security and/or Cybersecurity professional role.
• Knowledge of cyber defense practices and cyber-attack techniques across computing platforms.
• Experience with modern security technologies such as EDR, XDR, SIEM, SOAR, IDS, IPS, etc.
• Communicates clearly and professionally in both written and verbal contexts and shows intellectual curiosity by identifying knowledge gaps and pursuing deeper understanding.
• Demonstrates critical thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to independently assess situations, apply investigative methods, and draw reasonable conclusions.
• Exhibits strong attention to detail when working with tickets and complex or technical information, paired with effective time management and task prioritization.
• Works collaboratively within a team environment, contributes to shared problem-solving and knowledge-sharing, and demonstrates flexibility.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitor and analyze security events and alerts across the organization’s networks, endpoints, and cloud infrastructure using SIEM, EDR, and other security tools within documented SLAs.
• Investigate, respond to, and resolve security incidents and tickets, ensuring timely detection, containment, and mitigation.
• Perform triage and root cause analysis of security incidents and collaborate with IT and other teams to identify and address security-related issues.
• Perform email threat analysis through manual and tool-assisted research.
• Participate in security sub-programs such as Vulnerability Management and CTI programs, among others, to identify and mitigate emerging threats before they impact the organization.
• Apply cybersecurity and networking knowledge to analyze risk and support security operations, including understanding common vulnerability types, attack lifecycles and tactics, and core networking concepts such as protocols, services, and attack techniques.
• Apply sound judgment and attention to detail to assess security issues, prioritize work, communicate clearly and professionally, maintain situational awareness of threat activity, and contribute collaboratively while demonstrating initiative and flexibility.
• Follow and maintain documented procedures, stay current on policies and tooling, identify and document process gaps, contribute to security operations documentation, and support operations through accurate metric reporting as needed.
• Demonstrate effective prioritization and consistently meet established deadlines.

• Participate in an on-call roster to provide incident response support during off hours as needed.
• Dedicated to staying aware of current threat landscape and ongoing threat campaigns.
• Competencies in the following

areas: vulnerability analysis, security alert analysis, email threat analysis, incident response, ability to read and understand essential scripting and database languages (PowerShell, python, SQL, KQL, etc) desired

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, cybersecurity or related field optional
• GIAC, ISACA, CompTIA, and/or
• ISC2 technical certifications preferred

If the above is of interest to you please apply to this job advertisement or call me on 0207 509 8040 or email me your CV to darius.goodarzi@robertwalters.com to find out more

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