Location: Southampton Job Type: Permanent Industry: Cyber Security Job reference: BBBH441479_1781598604 Posted: about 4 hours ago
SOC Analyst (24×7) - UK Public Sector SOC
Location: Winchester, SO212JN
Clearance: BPSS + Home Office SC
Working Pattern: On‑site, 24×7 shift rota
About the Role
We're looking for skilled and motivated SOC Analysts to join a high‑performing 24×7 Security Operations Centre supporting UK Public Sector clients. You'll be part of a 16‑person team delivering protective monitoring, threat detection, and incident response across complex and secure environments.
This is an exciting opportunity to work with leading SIEM and XDR technologies while contributing directly to national‑level cyber defence.
What You'll Be Doing
1. Providing continuous protective monitoring across secure client environments
2. Investigating, triaging, and escalating security alerts
3. Operating multiple SIEM/XDR platforms including:
IBM QRadar
LogRhythm
Palo Alto XSIAM/XDR
Microsoft Sentinel & Defender
Google SecOps
4. Supporting incident response activities and following established SOC runbooks
5. Maintaining situational awareness and contributing to threat detection improvements
6. Working collaboratively within a 24×7 shift team
Essential Skills
7. Strong cyber security awareness and foundational training
8. Ability to work effectively in a 24×7 SOC environment
9. Understanding of security monitoring, alert handling, and incident lifecycle
Desirable Skills
10. Experience in a Security Operations Centre
11. Hands‑on exposure to SIEM/XDR platforms
12. Triage, investigation, and incident response experience
13. Familiarity with public sector or secure environments
Clearance Requirements
14. BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard)
15. Home Office SC (Security Check) - or eligibility to obtain