SOC Analyst (2nd Line)

Whitebridge is looking for a 2nd Line SOC Analyst with current SC Clearance to join our utilities client. Role Overview: Provide hands-on 2nd line SOC operational support, including investigation and management of escalated incidents from the 1st line SOC Validate and assure quality and effectiveness of Sentinel alerts and detections Support onboarding of log sources and priority use cases into Microsoft Sentinel in line with CAF, T3, and ECS Keystone requirements Develop and utilise KQL queries to enable effective triage, investigation, and validation of security events Provide operational support and guidance to L1 SOC, improving consistency in alert handling and escalation Contribute to clearing operational backlog, including rule validation, clean-up activity, and onboarding delivery Perform basic tuning of analytic rules to improve signal quality and reduce alert noise (non-engineering activity The successful applicant should be able to commit to starting ASAP. The role will be hybrid between home and office visits and will be umbrella based working. Direct applicants only please. ..... full job details .....