SOC Analyst; MS Sentinel & Defender, SC Cleared

SOC Analyst (MS Sentinel & Defender, SC Cleared) | Contract

Length: 3 month initial contract

Location: Harlow

Hybrid initially (1 day per week onsite), potential for remote after first week

Inside IR35

Clearance Required:
SC clearance - candidates must have valid clearance

We're looking for an experienced SOC Analyst Consultant to support a busy cyber security team within a large enterprise environment.

• Demonstrable experience as a SOC Analyst
• Strong hands-on experience with SIEM, including Microsoft Sentinel
• Experience monitoring, triaging, and investigating security incidents
• Knowledge of incident response lifecycle and root cause analysis
• Experience with Microsoft Defender (essential)
• KQL knowledge desirable
• Ability to work independently and manage complex cyber investigations

• IBM QRadar
• Microsoft Defender / EDRMicrosoft Sentinel (essential)
• Microsoft Entra  / Azure AD
• Email threat response

• Phishing & Business Email Compromise
• Malware & Ransomware
• Account Compromise
• Privilege Escalation
• Insider Threats
• DLP & Data Exfiltration Alerts
• Suspicious Authentication Activity

MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, NIST CSF, and security event classification.

If you're a skilled SOC Analyst with strong Sentinel 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 is not limited to: educational background, socio-economic background, neurodiversity, age, marriage and civil partnership status, veteran status, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, race and ethnicity. As such we welcome enquiries and applications from everyone. We will be happy discuss with you any workplace adjustments you need in order to be at your best during the recruitment process.