Senior SOC Analyst
Phoenix Software Limited
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United Kingdom
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About the role
- Incident response & forensics: You’ll lead major security incidents from detection through remediation, coordinating containment, analysing attacker activity, and supporting clients through critical decision‑making.
- Threat hunting & detection engineering: You’ll proactively hunt for threats using advanced KQL analytics, enhance SIEM/EDR detections, tune rules, and develop signatures aligned to MITRE ATT&CK.
- Malware analysis & reverse engineering: You’ll perform malware triage and behavioural analysis, using reverse‑engineering tools when needed to support investigations and strengthen detection coverage.
- Reporting & client communication: You’ll produce clear, high‑quality investigation reports, timelines, and intelligence summaries that translate technical findings for a range of audiences.
- SOC leadership & continuous improvement: You’ll contribute to SOC playbooks, mentor junior analysts, support onboarding of new customers, and help evolve SOC processes and tooling.
- On‑call support: You’ll participate in the 24×7 on‑call rota to provide expert support during critical incidents.
Requirements
- A strong background in DFIR, SOC operations, or incident response
- Ability to lead complex investigations and high‑severity security incidents
- Confident decision‑maker who can guide clients through critical situations
- Strong communicator, able to translate technical findings for any audience
- Collaborative mindset with willingness to work closely across teams
- Ability to mentor junior analysts and support skill development
- Comfortable working in fast‑paced, high‑pressure environments
- Proactive approach to improving SOC processes, playbooks, and detection capabilities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
incident responseforensicsthreat huntingKQL analyticsSIEMEDRmalware analysisreverse engineeringreportingSOC operations
Soft Skills
leadershipdecision-makingcommunicationcollaborationmentoringadaptabilityproactivityproblem-solvingcritical thinkingtime management