Senior Cyber Operations Analyst
£Up To £75,000 GBP
Performance Bonus
Hybrid WORKING
Location: UK Wide, Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent
Senior Cyber Operations Analyst (Associate Manager)
Locations: London | Manchester | Bristol
Salary: Up to 75,000 + excellent package
Clearance: BPSS + SC clearance (or Eligible)
Are you an experienced Cyber Security Operations specialist looking to step into a senior role within a high-growth, high-impact cyber practice?
We're supporting a top-tier consulting organisation (name anonymised) that is expanding its Blue Team and looking for a technical, curious and detail-driven Senior Cyber Operations Analyst to join their team.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work with cutting-edge tooling, contribute to threat-driven defensive security, and shape advanced SecOps capabilities across enterprise environments.
About the Role
As a Senior Cyber Operations Analyst at Associate Manager level, you'll sit at the heart of a thriving Cyber Practice covering Assurance, Compliance, SecOps, Offensive Security and Research.
You'll play a pivotal part in threat detection, incident response, detection engineering, and security monitoring - helping defend major UK organisations.
This role is perfect for someone who thrives in technical depth, enjoys problem-solving, and wants to contribute to a mission-driven cyber defence team.
Key Responsibilities
You will: Develop, maintain and enhance detection content (primarily for Splunk SIEM ) across cloud, endpoint and network platforms
Identify detection gaps, log ingestion issues and alert improvements
Review and uplift existing SecOps standards, logging maturity, BAU monitoring and threat-led optimisation
Perform day-to-day security monitoring, alert triage and incident response (9am-5:30pm rota)
Investigate cyber security incidents and provide technical leadership during escalations
Mentor junior analysts through shadowing and hands-on guidance
Act as a technical SME during client engagements, including presenting to senior stakeholders
Participate in alert testing, IR tabletop exercises, and readiness assessments
Stay up to date with emerging intelligence, attacker behaviours and evolving threat landscapes
Additional (client-dependent) responsibilities may include: Proactive threat hunting
Incident response playbook development
Threat intelligence research
Vulnerability scanning & reporting
Internal (consultancy) and external (client-side) leadership opportunity
On-call requirement: approx. 1 week per month for high-priority incidents (additional compensation provided).
What We're Looking For
Not every box needs to be ticked - but strong candidates will bring experience across areas such as: Threat intelligence models (Pyramid of Pain, IPCE, TI lifecycle)
Detection engineering & alert development
Scripting skills (Python, Bash, C/C++, Java)
Core cybersecurity fundamentals: network, cloud, cryptography, forensics
Understanding of attacker techniques, APT behaviours and network protocol abuse
Familiarity with Windows/Linux investigation techniques
What's in It for You
You'll join an organisation that invests heavily in its people and offers: Competitive salary
Private medical insurance
25 days annual leave
3 days paid charity leave
Continuous learning & development opportunities
Access to a cutting-edge cyber practice and diverse project portfolio
Flexible working & mobility across multiple UK hubs
Security Clearance Requirement
This role requires eligibility for BPSS + SC clearance, which normally includes: 5 years continuous UK residency
No periods of 30+ consecutive days outside the UK in that time
British-only nationality (no dual citizenship) due to client conditions
Interested?
If you're passionate about defensive security, thrive in technical SecOps work and want to make a measurable impact across major UK clients, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply directly or message me for a confidential chat.
Reference: AMC/JWA/ASCOA
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