Home based role

Job title:

Level 3 SOC Analyst

Job Description:

Help strengthen our team as our Senior SOC Analyst to work on an exciting Cyber Transformation Project. Home based role.

A great opportunity to join our team as our Senior SOC Analyst to be responsible for handing security incidents received/escalated from the SOC Analyst (Tier 1 or Tier 2) and perform a business impact analysis on the security incident. As well as working on our Cyber Transformation Project.

We are looking for a strong technical background, possibly IT Engineering or Systems Administration (cloud and on-premises), coupled with security experience to bring a multi-faceted set of skills to Capita’s Cyber Security toolsets.

An excellent working knowledge of MS Sentinel is a must from both an operational analyst’s perspective and a technologist, whose responsibilities include build, deploy, run and improvement.

Your expertise and experience will have been developed from core IT skills such as Networking, Compute, Database, Scripting languages and Cloud technology. The role sits across the full end to end process of building, delivering and running Cyber Security Services that leverage Microsoft Security products in addition to market leading security vendors, thus adaptability and enthusiasm to adopt new challenges and technologies on your own initiative is essential.

You will also support the initial implementation of new security related Microsoft technologies, including Microsoft Sentinel, MDE, MDI and Defender for Cloud. As well as undertaking some devops tasks.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Oversee completion of day-to-day checklist(s), including log review, management report scheduling & running, alert analysis, and escalation follow up.Perform advanced event and incident analysis, including baseline establishment and trend analysis.Manage a number of analysts as part of a virtual team of L1 and L2 analysts, including objectives setting, performance management / reviews, training & development, and BAU activities including shift cover etcSupport on-call arrangements as part of a Rota, to support L1 Analysts working out of hours.Support Major Incident Response activity, from a Protective Monitoring perspective, including supporting teams in identification, containment, and remediation of security related threat.Identify opportunities for SOC and client SIEM platform configuration improvements, use case development, monitoring rule creation, tuning & optimization.Assist in architectural design to facilitate the onboarding of new information systems, including the assessment, parsing, onboarding of log sources, and use case and rule development.

What we’re looking for:

Experience in managing Microsoft Sentinel as an MSSP, including Lighthouse, and management and multi-customer environments using DevOpsLevel 3 SOC Analyst / Senior Cyber Security and/or security operations experienceExperience with SIEM platforms, including IBM QRadar, Microsoft Sentinel and LogRhythmIn-depth experience with Microsoft Sentinel, including use case and rule development, workbook / playbook creation, KQL & Logic Apps / SOARExperience of onboarding, tuning, reporting, and configuring SIEM solutionsExperience of threat intelligenceLeadership and mentoring experience and skillsUnderstanding of low-level concepts including operating systems and networkingCommercial experience in Penetration Testing and / or Security MonitoringUnderstanding of networking and infrastructure designKnowledge/experience of one or more System administration (Linux, Windows, Mac)Cyber security degree or equivalent experienceAlways remaining updated on new threats and developing security standardsExcellent interpersonal skills with the ability to explain technical problems to non-technical business stakeholders at all levels.Strong written and oral communication skillsActive or ability to obtain SC clearance

Preferred Qualification:

SANS CertificationExperience with NIST assurance/EDRIT Certifications, including Network+, Security+, AZ-500Protective Monitoring / SOC Certifications, including CySA+Cyber Security Certifications, including CISMP, CISSPExperience with various Microsoft Technologies, including Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Identity and Cloud

About Capita Technology and Software Solutions (TSS) and CISO

Capita Technology and Software Solutions (TSS) is a newly formed global shared service, responsible for delivering innovation and digital transformation for Capita’s businesses and clients. We work collaboratively with Capita’s divisions to shape the right digital technology solutions to help clients work differently, engage differently, sell differently and to be resilient to whatever next comes their way.

Within Policy, Governance and CISO our key capabilities are to define, implement and maintain pan-Capita Cyber, Information Security and IT Policies. Defining and implementing security strategy and providing appropriate governance, assurance, asset management, risk management, privacy and health safety, to maintain compliance requirements for TSS and the wider group.

What’s in it for you?

Opportunity to progress your career.23 days’ holiday (rising to 27 days with length of service) with the opportunity to buy extra leave.The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice.Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform.Company matched pension, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave and plenty more.

You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You’ll be joining a network of experienced, innovative, and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that.

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

To view our Covid-19 and process adjustments information, please visit the Capita Careers site.

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless  of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic.

Location:

Home-Based - GBR

,

United Kingdom

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent