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Senior Information Security Analyst
£65,000 - 65,000
BIOMETRIC TALENT
William Ruston Road 43, Stoke-On-Trent
£65,000 - 65,000
Requirements
Must:
- Strong background in SOC operations, ideally with experience in networking or infrastructure.
- Hands-on experience with Splunk SIEM, including configuration, tuning and creating meaningful detection use cases.
- Proven experience in incident response, threat hunting and malware investigation.
- Exposure to digital forensics and the ability to document sensitive investigations accurately.
- Understanding of cloud security principles, PCI DSS / ISO 27001, MITRE ATT&CK, OWASP and vulnerability management frameworks.
- Ability to automate tasks or scripting experience to enhance SOC efficiency.
- Experience working with and explaining security concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially producing high-level incident reports for senior leadership.
- A collaborative, open and supportive mindset, essential for mentoring junior SOC analysts.
Responsibilities
- Leading incident response activities: investigating alerts, conducting threat hunting, and managing escalations.
- Tuning and configuring Splunk SIEM to reduce false positives and enhance detection accuracy.
- Handling advanced security investigations, including malware analysis, forensic reviews and sensitive internal cases.
- Correlating logs across multiple systems and using threat intelligence to strengthen detection capabilities.
- Producing clear, concise incident reports for senior stakeholders, including non-technical audiences.
- Supporting junior analysts with guidance, best practice coaching and career development (no formal line management).
- Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to break down infosec barriers and promote a security-aware culture.
- Participating in the on-call rota (approximately once every eight weeks after an initial ramp-up period).
Description
We are a forward-thinking organization renowned for our commitment to innovation, scalability, and cutting-edge technology. Operating at the forefront of digital solutions, we leverage bespoke and third-party systems to drive efficiency and enhance business operations. This permanent Senior Information Security Analyst role is based in the Midlands with a hybrid working model, requiring a minimum of 2 days per week onsite. We offer a competitive salary of up to £65,000, performance-based bonuses, employer-matched pension contributions, and a range of benefits designed to support our employees well-being and work-life balance.
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