Senior Security Analyst

We’re supporting a FTSE 250 business in their search for a Senior SecOps Analyst, a role that sits at the heart of defending a large, complex enterprise environment.

You’ll be responsible for keeping security operations sharp, resilient, and proactive, from incident response and vulnerability management to threat hunting and SIEM/XDR optimisation.

Responsibilities

Resolving complex and escalated security incidents, acting as a technical point of expertise.

Maintaining and optimising core security toolsets such as Splunk, XM Cyber and XDR.

Coordinating reporting for senior leadership alongside technical teams.

Working closely with the third‑party SOC to tune alerts and reduce false positives.

Providing technical assurance for proposed architectures and solution designs.

Validating Pen Test and Vulnerability reports, supporting resolver teams with remediation guidance.

Offering technical leadership during major cyber incidents.

Enhancing visibility and controls across cloud security environments.

Qualifications

Strong knowledge of security operations, tooling (XDR, SIEM/log ingestion), and vulnerability management.

Experience in investigating incidents and optimising security systems.

Proactive mindset with the ability to hunt threats and enforce secure policies.

Excellent collaboration and communication skills across technical and business teams.

📍 Hybrid (Northampton) - 1 day a week

💼 FTSE 250 organisation with clear progression opportunities

If you’re looking to grow your career in cyber operations while protecting critical infrastructure at scale, this one’s for you.

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