L1 SOC Analyst

Trident Search are working with a leading MSSP who are seeking a passionate individual to join their Cyber Security Operations Centre. They are looking for enthusiastic Cyber Security Analysts, especially those eager to further their careers in a Security Operations Centre (SOC).
Do you have an interest in detecting and responding to threats? Do you enjoy working with advanced technology to enhance our customers' security? This position is part of our 24/7/365 SOC, and requires shift work.

Key Responsibilities

The main duties of this role include:

• Ability to work rotating 24/7/365 shifts within SecOps.
• Monitoring various security technologies, including EDR, XDR, CASB, CSPM, SIEM, and SOAR.
• Performing threat hunting when no alerts are active.
• Developing and improving playbooks or runbooks.
• Documenting processes and procedures.
• Investigating security alerts from the security tech stack.
• Proactively using available tools to detect threats within customers' environments.
• Preparing security incident reports for escalation to customers.
• Acting as a security subject matter expert (SME) within the clients internal teams.
• Creating technical documentation, including playbooks, to support root cause analysis (RCA).
• Leveraging vulnerability management and threat intelligence tools to provide context to incidents.
• Designing security alerts and managing incidents.

Personal Specification
The following qualifications and experience are desirable but not mandatory:

• Certifications like CompTIA CySA+, Security+, CCNA, Network+
• A degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework or other security defence frameworks
• Experience with Microsoft Azure or other cloud technologies