SOC Cyber Security Analyst

CYBER SECURITY ANALYST (SOC ANALYST) CCL Global are currently recruiting for a Cyber Security Analyst to support a high-security Security Operations Centre (SOC) environment within a critical national infrastructure setting. This role will play a key part in protecting enterprise systems by monitoring, detecting, analysing, and responding to cyber security threats in real time. Type of Contract: Contract (Inside IR35) Location: Bath (100% office) Contract Length: Until April 2027 Key Duties Will Include: * Monitor, investigate, and triage security events and alerts within a live SOC environment. * Analyse security incidents to determine scope, impact, and priority, ensuring appropriate escalation and response. * Manage end-to-end incident response activities from detection through to resolution. * Support the development and enhancement of SIEM use cases, detection rules, analytics, and playbooks. * Conduct real-time analysis of logs and security data to identify malicious activity or policy violations. * Work closely with technical teams to support containment and remediation of security incidents. * Support continuous improvement of SOC processes, tooling, and detection capability. * Contribute to security reporting, documentation, and operational procedures. Requirements: * Proven experience working as a SOC Analyst (Tier 2/3) within enterprise or critical environments. * Strong experience with SIEM technologies (e.g. ArcSight or similar), including configuration and engineering support. * Ability to triage security alerts and accurately assess risk, impact, and priority. * Experience managing security incidents in real time within a SOC environment. * Strong understanding of networking, cloud environments, and enterprise IT infrastructure. * Experience creating and tuning detection use cases, analytics, and playbooks. * Knowledge of Information Security principles, threat detection, and incident response practices. * Familiarity with Microsoft technologies, Linux systems, and security tooling. * Understanding of security frameworks and data protection principles including GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. * Experience working within an ITIL-based service environment. Desirable: * Industry-recognised cyber security certifications (e.g. SANS, ISC2). * Experience within Defence, Government, or high-security environments. * Degree in Cyber Security, Computing, Engineering, or related discipline. * Experience in a senior SOC or lead analyst capacity