Salary: £48,654 - 58,620 per year Requirements: We are interested in candidates with experience in SOC operations, security monitoring, incident response, threat hunting, cyber defence, vulnerability management, and security operations engineering. We are looking for professionals who may currently work as Senior SOC Analysts, SOC Analysts, Cyber Security Analysts, Security Analysts, Security Operations Analysts, Incident Response Analysts, or Blue Team Analysts. Experience with Microsoft Sentinel, KQL, and the wider Microsoft security ecosystem is highly advantageous. Familiarity with modern Microsoft security technologies such as Defender XDR, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud, Defender for Identity, Defender for Cloud Apps, and Microsoft Intune is desirable. Experience using security and vulnerability platforms such as Qualys, AttackIQ, and XM Cyber would be beneficial. We would value candidates with strong technical reporting skills and the ability to support governance and compliance requirements. A background in managing security incidents, tuning detections, and improving security posture is important. We are seeking someone comfortable working a 24/7 shift pattern, including 4 on / 4 off 12-hour shifts. Experience working in a hybrid environment and supporting home-based night shifts is preferred. Responsibilities: We investigate and manage security incidents end to end. We monitor security events across cloud, endpoint, identity, and network environments. We conduct threat hunting and proactive security investigations. We query and analyse data using KQL within Microsoft Sentinel. We work with Microsoft Defender XDR technologies to support cyber defence operations. We support vulnerability management and drive security posture improvements. We carry out detection engineering, alert tuning, and security tooling optimisation. We produce technical reports and recommendations. We support governance and compliance requirements. We contribute to a brand new and growing Security Operations team. We operate within a modern Microsoft security environment. Technologies: Cloud Support Microsoft Intune Network Security More: We are a leading international technology and cyber security provider building a brand new Security Operations team in Leeds. This is a permanent hybrid role based in Leeds LS1, with office days on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday when working day shifts. The role offers a competitive package of up to £58,620, including base salary, shift allowance, private medical cover, enhanced pension, life assurance, industry certifications and training, and genuine career progression. We also offer additional leave, a canteen, company pension, cycle to work scheme, discounted or free food, employee mentoring, health and wellbeing support, sick pay, and work from home flexibility. This is a strong opportunity to join a growing team and work across a modern Microsoft security stack in a proactive cyber defence environment. last updated 23 week of 2026