Senior Security Operations Analyst

Senior Security Operations Analyst (HQ) Worcestershire, England

Salary: GBP
50000 - GBP
65000 per annum

Senior Security Operations Analyst
South Worcestershire
Up to £65,000 DOE
Hybrid working - 4 days onsite

A growing technology business is looking for a Senior Security Operations Analyst to join its Managed Security Services team.

This is a hands‑on role within a smaller, growing security function, so it would suit someone who enjoys variety, ownership and customer interaction rather than being one person in a large corporate SOC. You’ll be involved in monitoring, investigating and responding to security activity across multiple customer environments, while also helping improve processes, playbooks and detection capability.

• Monitoring, triaging and investigating security alerts across customer environments
• Supporting incident response activity through to resolution
• Carrying out root cause analysis and recommending remediation actions
• Working with SIEM platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk or similar
• Improving alerting, detection rules, playbooks and SOC processes
• Supporting threat hunting and vulnerability management activity
• Working with Microsoft security tooling such as Defender / Defender XDR
• Producing clear documentation and communicating findings to customers
• Helping onboard new managed security customers
• Contributing to the growth and maturity of the security service

• Experience in a SOC, Security Operations or Cyber Security Analyst role
• Hands‑on experience with SIEM tools such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar or similar
• Good understanding of incident response, alert triage and security investigations
• Exposure to Microsoft security tooling, such as Defender, M365 Security or Azure security
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with customers
• Ability to prioritise incidents and take ownership of security issues
• A proactive mindset and interest in improving processes and detection capability
• Experience in an MSP, MSSP or managed security environment would be highly beneficial, but it is not essential.

• Senior, hands‑on security operations role
• Opportunity to work across varied customer environments
• Smaller team environment with genuine ownership and influence
• Exposure to SIEM, incident response, threat hunting and Microsoft security tooling
• Scope to help shape and improve the security service
• Progression opportunity as the team continues to grow
• Salary up to £65,000 depending on experience

This role would suit someone who enjoys security operations, wants to stay hands‑on, and is looking for more ownership, variety and customer involvement than a traditional large SOC environment.