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Senior SOC Analyst Occasional Travel to either Newcastle or Glasgow Up to 50,000 + 43.5 days annual leave + up to 20% pension Head Resourcing are currently working with one of our major financial services clients to recruit a Senior SOC Analyst. This role will form part of our clients Cyber Detect and Respond team and be responsible for monitoring information systems for unusual events. This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to progress their career in a supportive and fast paced environment.What youll be responsible for: Security Monitoring & Threat Detection Specializing in SIEM tools to identify anomalies across cloud and data center environments, while developing and maintaining security monitoring during the Azure transition.Incident Response & Threat Hunting Assisting in containment, eradication, and recovery of incidents, proactively hunting for threats, and mitigating operational risks.Risk & Threat Management Staying updated on emerging threats, assessing risks, and implementing detection rules using security tools.Project & Stakeholder Support Providing security guidance to ensure SOC standards are met in projects and change initiatives.Duty Officer & SOC Support Rotating as Duty Officer to direct triage, support SOC Analysts, and provide out-of-hours coverage.Skills you need: Experience in security operations environmentStrong analytical and critical thinking skillsClear written and verbal communication for diverse stakeholdersProactive mindset with a willingness to learn and growAbility to mentor and support SOC AnalystsKnowledge of IT domains like OS, databases, networks, or applicationsIts a bonus if you have:Qualifications in Cyber SecurityKnowledge of Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Azure (including certifications such as AZ-900, SC-900, SC-200 or AZ-500)If this role is of interest and youd like to find out more, please apply now!