Level 1 SOC Cyber Analyst

Salary: £54,000 - 94,000 per year

Requirements:

• Experience in a SOC or Security Operations environment
• Hands-on exposure to SIEM tools such as Sentinel, Splunk, or QRadar
• Understanding of incident response, alert triage, and escalation processes
• Familiarity with EDR tools and general security tooling
• Ability to work in a structured, process-driven environment
• Sole UK nationality required for this role
• Ability to work fully on-site in Hereford

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and triage security alerts in a live SOC environment
• Conduct initial investigations and validate potential threats
• Escalate incidents in line with defined processes and playbooks
• Work closely with internal teams and external SOC providers
• Support incident response activities
• Contribute to continuous improvement of security operations

Technologies:

• Support
• Security
• Splunk

More:

We are a leading defence organisation operating a fast-paced security operations environment that supports critical infrastructure. This is a hands-on Level 1 SOC Analyst contract role based fully on-site in Hereford, offered on a 12-month basis with strong potential for extension. You will join a collaborative environment, working closely with an outsourced SOC and internal teams to help ensure effective incident response and escalation.

last updated 38 week of 2026