Job Title: CySOC Analyst
Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £38,.00 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Defend the Future: Join Babcock’s Cyber Security Team
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Cyber Security Operations Centre Analyst at our Babcock Technology Centre office, near Bristol, South West England.
The role
As a Cyber Security Operations Centre Analyst, you’ll be at the heart of Babcock’s digital defence, protecting critical infrastructure and supporting national security. You’ll work with cutting-edge security tools and collaborate with experts across the business and the Ministry of Defence. This is your chance to make a real impact, keeping our data and systems secure, supporting the UK’s defence mission and developing your career in a fast-paced, high-growth sector.
Day-to-day, you’ll monitor and maintain cyber security across data centre platforms by using advanced security tools, collaborating with internal and external teams, ensuring robust system documentation, and continuously improving cyber monitoring infrastructure.
1. Undertaking threat monitoring using security tools such as Splunk, Cribl, Solarwinds, McAfee EPO, Eracent, and Tripwire.
2. Ensuring high levels of security on supported data centre platforms, working with third-party vendors and internal/external security teams.
3. Maintaining and tuning monitoring tools, ensuring healthy ingestion of logging events into the SIEM.
4. Keeping documentation, procedures and processes up to date and supporting internal/external penetration testing and vulnerability scans.
5. Maintaining and upgrading cyber monitoring infrastructure, troubleshooting issues, and implementing improvements.
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days in the office/onsite and 2 days working from home.
Essential experience of the Cyber Security Operations Centre Analyst:
6. Experience using Windows and/or Linux operating systems, with strong IT system administration skills.
7. Understanding of applying cyber monitoring tools to hosted applications and IT systems.
8. Knowledge of patch management for hardware, software, and services, including Windows and Linux systems/applications.
9. Some knowledge of MoD specific security systems and processes is desirable but not essential.
10. Demonstrable experience and a passion for cyber defence are highly valued.
Qualifications for the Cyber Security Operations Centre Analyst:
11. Relevant IT or cyber security qualifications are advantageous but not essential.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) / Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at
What we offer
12. Generous holiday allowance
13. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
14. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
15. Employee share scheme
16. Employee shopping savings portal
17. Payment of Professional Fees
18. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
19. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
20. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
21. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.