SOC Analyst

Salary: £30,000 - 70,000 per year

Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience working within a security operations or SOC environment.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a Security Operations Analyst, SOC Analyst or similar role.
• Strong understanding of the cyber security threat landscape, key risks and industry developments.
• Hands-on experience with security tools such as Microsoft Defender, Splunk, ServiceNow, Zscaler or similar technologies.
• Experience managing and responding to security incidents, including forensic investigation techniques and handling sensitive information.
• Ability to lead or coordinate security incident response activities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to prioritise effectively and perform under pressure.
• A self-starting approach with the confidence to drive improvements and influence change.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work across teams outside of direct reporting structures.
• Desirable qualifications include an MSc in Information Security.
• Desirable qualifications include Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
• Desirable qualifications include GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH).
• Desirable vendor certifications across SIEM, vulnerability management, web filtering, intrusion prevention or email security technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Rapid response, detection, investigation, isolation and remediation of security incidents.
• Managing and optimising operational security tools, including configuration, tuning and monitoring coverage.
• Developing, maintaining and applying security standards, processes, procedures and guidelines.
• Providing security-focused technical support and guidance to technology teams to support compliance with policies and regulatory requirements.
• Leading and supporting incident response activities, including forensic investigations and evidence handling.
• Producing management information and reporting on security incidents and prevention activities.
• Developing processes and controls to address emerging threats and vulnerabilities.
• Collaborating with technical teams across application, infrastructure and network security domains.
• Driving continuous improvement across operational security services and capabilities.
• Staying up to date with emerging threats, technologies and regulatory developments.
• Promoting a strong security culture across the organisation.
• Participating in an out-of-hours support rota.

Technologies:

• Support
• Network
• Security
• ServiceNow
• Splunk
• Web

More:

We are easyJet, a FTSE listed, multi-billion low-cost airline serving tens of millions of customers each year. We fly more than 1,207 routes across 38 countries in Europe and employ more than 18,000 colleagues. Our mission is to make low-cost travel easy, and our Promise Behaviours are Safe, Bold, Welcoming and Challenging. You will join our wider Information Security team, helping protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of our information and systems while working with security and technology professionals to strengthen our operational security capabilities. This is a full-time role with hybrid working, based with time together as a team in our Luton HQ offices. We offer competitive base salary, up to 20% bonus opportunity, 25 days holiday, 7% pension contribution, life assurance, a flexible benefits package, BAYE, SAYE and performance share schemes, and excellent staff travel benefits. We are committed to an inclusive workplace and reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

last updated 35 week of 2026