Cyber SOC Analyst

1 week ago

Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom UK Civil Service Full time

Job summary

Here at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), .�

Whether it's through the homes we live in, the work of our local councils, or the communities we�re all part of, our work is at the top of the political agenda. We have ambitious and far-reaching outcomes to achieve this year and, if you�re thinking of joining us, there�s never been a more exciting time.�

We have over 3,500 staff who are based in 20 offices across the UK.

Our aim is to provide high quality Digital services for our staff using a mix of internal and external teams to deliver evergreen cloud services. Delivering this responsibility comes with a high demand for adoption of new technologies, systems and applications that require security review and scrutiny to ensure the department operates in a safe and secure environment that is overseen by centralised security products such as a SIEM, vulnerability scanners and security validation tools.

We�re investing in additional roles to ensure that we can continue to mature our cyber security capabilities.

As a Cyber Security SOC Analyst, you will be working with our small team of internal SOC analysts. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to detect, analyse, and respond to potential security incidents, ensuring the protection of our data and information systems. Your expertise in cybersecurity, team skills and deep technical knowledge will be essential in identifying emerging threats, supporting implementation of effective security measures, and maintaining the highest standard of cybersecurity within our organisation.

We particularly welcome candidates from an ethnic minority background and other underrepresented groups to apply, as we work to continually improve our ability to represent the places and communities we support through our work.�

including our culture, ways of working, career progression and staff benefits. You can also to learn about the work we're doing.�

Job description

As a Cyber SOC Analyst, you'll:

conduct the daily operations of the internal SOC, including incident monitoring, analysis, and response. Monitor security events and alerts using Microsoft Sentinel and other security technologiesimplement and enhance SOC procedures, guidelines, and best practices to ensure efficient and effective incident responsecollaborate with internal stakeholders such as system and service owners to develop and enhance protective monitoring, protective and detective controls and work with cyber security teams and stakeholders, internally and externally as required to ensure a co-ordinated approach to cyber security tooling, risk management, information sharing and policiessupport major incident response efforts and lead on incident response efforts, including containment, investigation, analysis, and reporting of security incidentsconduct post-incident analysis and recommend improvements to enhance the department�s overall security posturecollaborate with our CSOC service management supplier to ensure the timely resolution of security issues and develop alerting and playbooks for services, IT engineers to ensure the proper configurations and management of security monitoring tools and technologies and with cross-functional teams to develop and improve incident response plans, playbooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs)prepare and present reports on SOC operations, incident response activities, and security posture to key stakeholders and provide timely and accurate incident reports, including analysis, findings, and recommendations for improvementconduct real-time threat hunting, identifying, and investigating suspicious activities, and responding promptly to mitigate risksstay up to date with the latest security threats, vulnerabilities, and industry trends, sharing knowledge and insights with the teamperform security log analysis, event correlation, and threat intelligence research to proactively identify potential security risksassist in the review of configuration of security technologies, including firewalls, antivirus, and intrusion prevention systems (IPS)support vulnerability assessments, and security audits to identify weaknesses and recommend appropriate remediation actions as well as incident response drills and table top exercises to enhance the organisation's preparedness and response capabilitiessupport junior cyber security staff and help upskill engineers and architects in good cyber practices

Person specification

We will use the essential criteria below to evaluate you during the recruitment process. Make sure your CV and cover letter details how you meet the criteria.

As a Cyber SOC Analyst, you'll have:

strong experience as a SOC analyst in an enterprise organisationstrong knowledge of cyber security principles, frameworks, and best practicesin-depth understanding of security technologies and concepts, including some of the following - Microsoft Sentinel, Cisco Meraki, Zscaler, Microsoft Defender, End-point protection, Advance KQL, automation, playbooks, and workbookshands-on experience with incident response and forensics tools, techniques, and methodologyability to analyse and interpret security logs, event data, and alerts to identify potential threatsproven experience in a cybersecurity role, with a focus on security operations and incident responseunderstanding of cybersecurity principles, frameworks, and best practicesfamiliarity with security technologies such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, firewalls, endpoint protection systems, and vulnerability scannersknowledge of network protocols, traffic analysis, and cyber-attack methodologiesfamiliarity with incident response processes, methodologies, and toolsstrong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to investigate and resolve security incidents effectivelyrelevant industry qualifications to the role, such as those from SANS or Microsoft. It would be an advantage if you�re keen to develop your cyber security and technical design skills furtheran appetite for continued learning is desirable and we will support your development and achieving qualifications in post

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Changing and ImprovingWorking Together

Benefits

Alongside your salary of �42,466, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities contributes �11,465 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Learning and development tailored to your roleAn environment with flexible working optionsA culture encouraging inclusion and diversityA with an average employer contribution of 27%

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