SOC Analyst - 24/7 Secure Operations (Public Sector)

SOC Analyst - 24/7 Secure Operations (Public Sector) IMPORTANT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT You must be a UK National with a minimum of 5 years'' continuous UK residency to be considered for this role.Rate: £250-£300 per shift (Inside IR35) Shift pattern: 4 days on / 4 days off (8-12 hour shifts) Location: Hursley, Winchester, Hampshire (100% onsite) I''m currently working with a global consultancy delivering a major UK public sector programme, and I''m looking for an experienced SOC Analyst to join a 24/7 security operations team based on a secure site in Hursley, near Winchester. This is an operational, hands-on SOC role within a highly regulated environment, requiring onsite presence as part of a close-knit shift team.What you''ll be working onYou''ll be responsible for providing Protective Monitoring services across a range of secure customers, operating as part of a collaborative SOC team alongside SOC Engineers and Service Managers. Your day-to-day work will focus on continuous security monitoring using SIEM platforms such as QRadar, Microsoft Sentinel and LogRhythm, identifying and responding to threats, investigating and triaging incidents, and escalating where appropriate. You''ll contribute to incident response activities, trend analysis, reporting, rule tuning and continual service improvement, while working within a structured incident response lifecycle. This is a fast-paced operational role and may also include an out-of-hours on-call requirement.What this role is ..... full job details .....