Junior SOC Analyst - XDR & Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - huge amounts of training and development % Shift Allowance - learn SentinelOne!

* This is a 24/7 shift role.* You must be eligible for government SC Security Check clearance - British citizen with 5 years living in the UK *

A Junior SOC Analyst (XDR & Microsoft Defender for Endpoint) is required by a leading Security MSSP to work with their government and police force customers on a 24/7 shift basis (see below)

As a Junior SOC Analyst (XDR & Microsoft Defender for Endpoint) you need to have experience working within a Security Operations Centre the following technologies:

• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Azure AD/Entra ID
• M365 tenants
• SIEM - preferable Azure Sentinel - nice to have

Training and certifications in Microsoft Azure and M365 security products!

As a Junior SOC Analyst (XDR & Microsoft Defender for Endpoint) you will be working in a Security Operations Centre providing 24/7 support to external organisations. The shift pattern is a 12 hour shift running 07:00 to 19:00 or 19:00 to 07:00 on a 3 days on/4 days off and then 4 days on/3 days off pattern.

The role involves:

1. Security incident monitoring, investigation and follow up incident management processes (security run books).
2. Tuning security alerting and prevention rulesets.
3. Managing security technologies.
4. Communicating with clients during an incident (email and phone).
5. Cyber intelligence gathering.
6. Contributing to security bulletins/posts.

As a Junior SOC Analyst you must be able to travel to Birmingham New Street (location nearby) on a regular basis.

Interested? Send your CV ASAP for a chat!