SOC Analyst

Role: SOC Analyst Consultant | ContractLength: 3 month initial contractLocation: HarlowHybrid - 1 days per week onsiteInside IR35 Clearance Required: SC clearance - candidates must have valid clearanceWe''re looking for an experienced SOC Analyst Consultant to support a busy cyber security team within a large enterprise environment.Key Requirements:2-3+ years'' SOC experienceStrong hands-on experience with IBM QRadar SIEMExperience monitoring, triaging, and investigating security incidentsKnowledge of incident response life cycle and root cause analysisExperience with Microsoft Defender (essential)KQL knowledge desirableAbility to work independently and manage complex cyber investigationsTechnical Exposure:IBM QRadarMicrosoft Defender/EDRMicrosoft Sentinel (desirable)Microsoft Entra ID/Azure ADEmail threat responseIncident Experience:Phishing andamp; Business Email CompromiseMalware andamp; RansomwareAccount CompromisePrivilege EscalationInsider ThreatsDLP andamp; Data Exfiltration AlertsSuspicious Authentication ActivityKnowledge of: MITRE ATTandamp;CK, Cyber Kill Chain, NIST CSF, and security event classification.If you''re a skilled SOC Analyst with strong QRadar experience and available for your next contract opportunity, we''d love to hear from you.PLEASE NOTE - Head Resourcing DO NOT use AI in the matching/screening/selection of candidates.Head Resourcing is committed to being an inclusive business where diversity is valued and celebrated. Diversity to us, includes but ..... full job details .....