SOC Analyst (Outside IR35) 12 Month Contract Full time on site in Birmingham £375 - £475 Outside IR35 (Depending on experience) Requires an active DV Clearance Role Summary Support the client's Security Operations Centre (SOC) with hands-on Splunk SIEM expertise, threat detection, incident response, and continuous improvement of security operations. Core Responsibilities * Operate and tune Splunk SIEM: detection logic, correlation rules, dashboards, playbooks * Triage alerts and manage incidents through resolution * Aggregate and correlate logs from multiple sources * Conduct threat hunting and integrate threat intelligence * Maintain documentation and contribute to SOC knowledge base * Support continuous improvement and R&D initiatives Required Skills & Experience * Strong Splunk SIEM experience (content creation, tuning, reporting) * Live SOC environment experience * Knowledge of OS (Windows, Linux, OSX), firewalls, IDS/IPS, networking * Familiarity with NIST, ISO 27001, MITRE ATT&CK, CIS frameworks * Threat analysis, detection engineering, vulnerability tools * Stakeholder engagement and incident/crisis management Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 18 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.