SOC Analyst

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We are currently working with our client, Royal London.

Royal London is a financial services company with a difference. As the UK's largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, we're owned by our members and work for their benefit, not for shareholder profits. We've grown rapidly and have been recognised as one of the UK's top rated places to work.

Today, Royal London has over £114 billion of funds under management, and around 3,500 employees working in six offices across the UK and Ireland. We've worked hard to become experts in our specialist markets, building a trusted brand - and our teams have plenty of awards to show for it. Whatever team you're interested in joining and whatever role you play, we'll help you to make a difference.

Purpose of the Role:

We are looking for SOC Analyst for a 6 months contract based Remotely (UK).

As SOC Analyst you will enable the detection of potential security issues which may result in cyber security incidents. The role will perform triage of newly discovered cyber events and co-ordinate confirmed cyber events with the Defence team to investigate.

Responsibilities of the role:

As the SOC Analyst, you will be responsible for:

• Proactive threat hunting & analysis of security events to identify and prevent security threats from materialising.
• Recommend security enhancements and service improvement to help drive effective detection, containment and eradication of security risks.
• Undertake monitoring of RLG security controls, working with the Defence team to test they are operating within the expected detection guidelines.
• Security event alerting or dashboard improvements identified to deliver service efficiencies.
• Work closely with the Defence & Threat Intelligence teams for SOC monitoring & threat hunting activities.

What we require from the candidate:

• Knowledge and hands-on experience of security information and event management (SIEM) tools from industry leaders. Solid Splunk experience.
• Experience in Cyber Security.
• Experience in the Financial or Insurance industry.
• Experience with Technical security qualifications preferred eg CISSP, SSCP, GIAC - GCIH, GSEC or equivalent.
• SOC (Security Operations Centre) experience.

Our Alderley Park office is situated in 400 acres of natural parkland, based 2.2 miles south of Alderley Edge and 6.5 miles from Macclesfield in our newly refurbished site. We offer a free shuttle service to and from the office from Wilmslow train station and offer free on-site parking with free electric car charging points.

Next Steps:

This client will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella/PAYE engagement model.

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and speak to one of our sourcing specialists now.

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