SOC Analyst

Join us now, the Security Operations Centre Team are growing, we are looking to recruit a candidate with SIEM / SOC experience to join the team and become a Security Analyst.

 WHO ARE WE?

Our success over the last 25 years and our ongoing growth can be attributed to our people and our strong culture. Culture and engagement really are part of our DNA here at Creditsafe and we take pride in making Creditsafe a great place to work. It’s important to us that people can be themselves, feel a sense of professional and personal growth and feel part of a global community.

We offer a varied range of benefits that support a good work-life balance, including a hybrid approach to work, which enables you the flexibility needed to thrive.

 THE TEAM

Creditsafe’s Information Security and Compliance team are motivated by protecting company reputation, safeguarding existing revenue, and supporting the generation of future revenue. We realise that security can often be misunderstood so our approach is enabling new and existing customers to interact with our products and services, and we pride ourselves on balancing a positive security culture with a robust control environment. Our responsibilities include setting security policies, educating users on good security practices, managing security risks, and auditing our security posture. We interact with various teams, both internally and externally, and we aim to be as helpful and supportive as possible. Outside of security we’re passionate about a combination of sport, music, coffee, dogs, and memes. 

JOB PROFILE

Reporting to the Security Operations Centre (SOC) Team Lead, the SOC analyst will operate a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform as part of a SOC team, to directly protect Creditsafe’s brand and reputation. The primary responsibilities are outlined below.

 KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the triage, initial investigation, and escalation (where necessary) of alerts in SIEM.
• Act as a subject matter expert specifically for SIEM and other related security tools used frequently during investigations. 
• Ensure that cyber playbooks / runbooks are utilised for the most common / prevalent attacks.
• Work side-by-side with the SOC purple team and Security Engineers, to maintain SIEM, its data sources, and other security tools as well as actively looking for blind spots or gaps in event monitoring coverage.
• Act as an SME for phishing by using email security tools to respond to
• Investigate and respond to potential phishing emails which have been reported by users, by using email security tools.
• Perform threat hunting to identify any anomalies, misconfigurations, or suspicious network activity using SIEM and other security tools.
• Action support tickets and user queries within a timely manner, as dictated by SLAs.
• Continually use OSINT to stay informed of the latest cybersecurity threats which could impact Creditsafe.

The responsibilities detailed above are not exhaustive and you may be requested to take on additional responsibilities deemed as reasonable by the SOC Team Lead, or Security Operations Manager.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS    

Security Proficiency (Essential):

• Minimum of 2 years experience working in a support-based role.
• Understanding of cybersecurity principles, threat landscapes, and risk management practices.

Security Proficiency (Desirable):

• Experience with Microsoft security tools and solutions, including but not limited to Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Azure Security, and E5, or comparable tools.
• Professional certifications such as CompTIA Security +, SC-200, or AWS Cloud Practitioner.
• Experience of working in an information security or cybersecurity role within another organisation.
• Experience of leveraging Copilot (or other AIs), and using automation to improve threat detection, incident triage, and response processes.

Core skills and attributes:

• Excellent communicator skills, with the ability to clearly convey technical details to a diverse audience.
• Excellent writing skills, with the ability to document process steps clearly, with supporting evidence.
• Experienced with ITIL-based IT service management.

 BENEFITS

• Competitive Salary.
• Company Laptop supplied.
• Bonus Scheme.
• 25 Days Annual Leave (plus bank holidays).
• Hybrid working model.
• Healthcare & Company Pension.
• Cycle to work and Wellbeing Programme.
• Global Company gatherings and events.
• E-learning and excellent career progression opportunities.
• Plus more that can be found on the benefits section on the Careers page, https://careers.creditsafe.com/gb/

Creditsafe is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity. Please contact Creditsafe if there is any support you need with your application.