Security Operations Center Analyst

Salary: £21,000 - 35,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong experience in a security operations or analytical role
• Hands-on expertise with Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Sentinel
• Advanced KQL skills and a strong understanding of Log Analytics
• Broad knowledge of the Microsoft security stack
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including confidence communicating with clients during high-priority incidents
• Python, Bicep, ARM templates or JSON
• Microsoft or security certifications such as SC-300, SC-900, AZ-900, Security+, Network+ or A+
• Previous experience mentoring junior analysts

Responsibilities:

• Monitor priority incidents and ensure SLAs are met
• Act as the first escalation point for SOC Analysts
• Investigate and respond to security incidents when required
• Escalate complex incidents with clear, detailed findings
• Support incident response, client communications and incident bridges
• Maintain runbooks, internal documentation and the KQL library
• Tune detections and manage improvement requests through Azure DevOps

Technologies:

• ARM
• Azure
• Support
• JSON
• Network
• Python
• Security
• Cloud
• DevOps

More:

We are a Microsoft-focused technology consultancy seeking an experienced Senior SOC Analyst to join our security operations team in Bristol on a hybrid basis. The role is permanent with a salary of £65,000. You will work primarily within Microsofts Unified Security Operations Platform, including Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Sentinel, helping us manage incidents, support junior analysts and strengthen security operations for a range of clients. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

last updated 33 week of 2026