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- Mentoring
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Senior SOC Analyst

Focus Group -
Manchester

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Job details

Full-time
£50,000 - £55,000 a year

Qualifications

Incident triage
Mentoring junior staff
Incident identification
Incident reporting preparation
Security information and event management (SIEM) monitoring
Incident response
Continuous improvement
NIST standards
Splunk
Mentoring
ISO 27001
SIEM
Cybersecurity
CompTIA Security+
Communication skills
PowerShell scripting
PowerShell
GCIH

Full job description

Senior SOC Analyst

(Internal Job Level Reference: Specialist)

UK • Hybrid - 3 days a week in our Manchester office (Suite B, Maple Court, M60 Office Park, Wynne Ave, Swinton, Clifton, Manchester, M27 8FF)

£50-£55k (Dependent on experience) + benefits

Focus Group is looking for a Senior SOC Analyst to play a key role within our Managed Security Services team. This is a dual‑focused position combining hands‑on technical expertise with day‑to‑day operational leadership, ensuring high‑quality delivery of managed detection and response services across a diverse customer base.

You’ll lead SOC operations, act as the escalation point for complex security incidents, and mentor junior analysts—driving both service excellence and team development.

What you’ll do

Lead day‑to‑day SOC operations, ensuring effective triage, escalation, and communication workflows
Act as the primary escalation point for complex security investigations and incidents
Conduct advanced threat investigations across endpoints, networks, and cloud environments
Perform proactive threat hunting and detection tuning to improve coverage and reduce noise
Manage and mentor Tier 1–2 analysts, supporting development and technical growth
Ensure ticket quality, SLA adherence, and high service standards across SOC operations
Support onboarding of new customers into monitoring and detection platforms
Collaborate with Cyber Security leadership to improve detection strategy and SOC maturity
Analyse logs and security data to identify malicious or suspicious activity
Develop and maintain playbooks, runbooks, and knowledge base content
Produce clear, actionable incident reports for internal and customer stakeholders
Engage directly with customers during escalations, incident reviews, and briefings
Identify opportunities for automation, process improvement, and enhanced detection capabilities
Stay up to date with emerging threats, attack techniques, and MITRE ATT&CK developments

What you’ll bring

4–6 years’ experience in a SOC or MSSP environment at Tier 2–3 or Lead level
Strong hands‑on experience with SIEM platforms (e.g. Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, Elastic, LogPoint)
Experience with EDR tools such as Microsoft Defender, SentinelOne, or Bitdefender
Deep understanding of MITRE ATT&CK and modern threat detection methodologies
Strong incident response, investigation, and log analysis capability across multiple data sources
Ability to lead during high‑pressure incidents with calm, confident decision‑making
Strong communication skills, including producing clear incident reports and updates
Proven ability to mentor, coach, and support junior analysts
Organised approach with the ability to manage multiple concurrent incidents
Proactive mindset focused on continuous improvement and service optimisation

Nice to have

Certifications such as SC‑200, GCIH, GCIA, Security+, or BTL1
Experience in an MSSP or multi‑customer environment
Microsoft security stack experience (Defender XDR, Sentinel, M365 security)
Knowledge of cloud security, email security, and vulnerability management
Experience with KQL or other query languages
Scripting skills (PowerShell, Python)
Familiarity with SOAR and threat intelligence platforms
Understanding of compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, Cyber Essentials)

Future opportunities

SOC Manager / Head of Security Operations
Cyber Security Technical Lead
Detection Engineering Lead
Threat Intelligence Lead
Incident Response Manager
Security Consultant / Advisory

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