Senior security operations center analyst

Senior Cyber Security Analyst (SOC)

📍 Andover, Hampshire

🕒 Days & Nights – a genuinely great shift pattern

🔐 Security Clearance: SC required or Able to Achieve it

💼 Permanent | Competitive salary + shift & on‑call allowance


Not your average SOC role. Not your average client.

If you’re a Senior SOC Analyst who wants more than staring at alerts all night, this is a rare opportunity to work in a high‑trust, high‑impact security operations environment where your expertise actually shapes outcomes.


You need to already be a British Citizen and to have lived in the UK for 5 years, this will be checked. CND cannot sponsor citizenship or visas.


CND is expanding and we’re looking for an experienced Senior SOC Analyst to deliver 24/7 SOC services across mission‑critical platforms, protecting organisations that really matter.


You’ll be part of CND’s permanent team, but initially embedded on a very special client site in Andover. From there, genuine progression opportunities exist across CND’s wider consultancy and managed security services portfolio.

(Seriously, have a look at our website. It’s good stuff.)


🌟 Why this role is different

This isn’t “just” an analyst position, it’s a consultative, trusted‑advisor role where you’ll:

* Mentor and support client analysts
* Influence how monitoring is done, not just respond to it
* Help shape capability, tooling, and process maturity
* Access to further training during quiet moments.


And yes… the shift pattern really is that good:

✅ Brilliant rota designed for real work–life balance

✅ Regular 5‑day breaks built into your schedule

✅ At least two full weekends off every month (rare in a 24/7 SOC)

✅ A growing, well‑funded team investing in new capability, and in you


🔍 What you’ll be doing

* Deliver high‑quality, in‑depth security analysis from SIEM alerts through to investigation and response
* Actively drive improvements in monitoring coverage, detection quality, and SOC effectiveness
* Engage confidently with stakeholders at all technical levels
* Proactively advise the client, bringing insight and calm leadership to complex security challenges
* Serve as a point of escalation, supporting and guiding junior analysts


🧠 What you’ll bring

* Hands‑on experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, ArcSight, LogRhythm, or AlienVault
* A strong understanding of how to get real value from security tooling
* Experience building capability and consulting with customers to improve their environments
* Knowledge of SOC processes, playbooks, and procedures (highly desirable)
* Confidence owning incidents end‑to‑end — from detection through investigation to response


🚀 Ready to step up?

* If you’re looking for a SOC role where you’re trusted, valued, and given room to grow, we’d love to hear from you.


How to Apply:

If this sounds like an environment in which you would excel, please send your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability, contract rate, and availability to .


CND Limited is acting as an Employer in relation to this vacancy.