Security Operations Centre Analyst
| Posting date: | 02 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £34,233 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2025 |
| Location: | Southampton |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 412647/1 |
Summary
Do you have a strong understanding of IT systems, including operating systems, software, and databases?
Would you be interested in playing a key role in a fast-paced and dynamic environment?
If so, we would love to hear from you!
This is an exciting opportunity to further develop your skills and experience within the Security profession.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) implements the government’s maritime safety policy in the United Kingdom and works to prevent the loss of life and occurrence of pollution on the coast and at sea.
Safer lives. Safer Ships. Cleaner Seas.
Our vision is to be a world-leading organisation, accelerating the transition to sustainable shipping with non-negotiable safety standards. We put our people, our customers and our planet at the heart of everything we do.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
Find out more about what it's like working at MCA.
The Security Operations Centre (SOC) is responsible for monitoring and analysing security events to identify, investigate, and respond to potential threats. The SOC Analyst plays a critical role in supporting the SOC by providing essential day-to-day support.
You will be responsible for:
- Monitoring security information and event management (SIEM) systems for suspicious activity
- Analysing and investigating security alerts to determine their legitimacy and potential impact
- Documenting security incidents according to established procedures
- Escalating high-priority or complex incidents to senior analysts for further investigation
- Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of security threats and vulnerabilities
- Contributing to the continuous improvement of SOC processes and procedures
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
- Developing, executing and tracking the performance of security measures to protect information and network infrastructure and computer systems
- Monitoring systems and alerts for irregular behaviour and setting up preventive measures
- Contributing to the resolution of security related incidents according to agreed policy and playbooks with a view to limiting organisational exposure as quickly as possible, communicating as appropriate and driving through workarounds and subsequently permanent fixes with the relevant teams
- Writing comprehensive reports including assessment-based findings, outcomes and propositions for further system security enhancement and continuous improvement
For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
You will have the opportunity to be on-call on a rota basis, of which an allowance will be paid.
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