Junior SOC Analyst - Cheltenham

THE WORK:

SC Clearance required

Both monitoring and responding to alerts raised by various toolsets as part of an ongoing managed security monitoring service,

As a Security Analyst, you will work on Shift system to support 24/7/ 365 protective monitoring and will:

Respond to alerts
Work closely with client organisation analysts
Perform detailed analysis of the data captured by monitoring systems
Escalate incidents where necessary and act as a point of contact throughout
Under supervision, plan and conduct threat hunting across client environments
Review and identify alerts for further tuning
Conduct proactive threat research
Support the recommendation and implementation of new detection signatures
Support client engagements and/or service meetings
Support the development of SOC playbooks

We are looking for experience with the following skills:
A good understanding of computer networks, operating systems, software, hardware and security
An understanding of cyber security risks associated with various technologies and ways to manage them
A good working knowledge of various security technologies such as network and application firewalls, host intrusion prevention and antivirus
Any relevant academic or industry specific training

HERE'S WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

Intermediate proficiency in Cybersecurity Analytics
Intermediate proficiency in Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR
A minimum of 1 year of experience in relevant related skills
There are no specified education requirements for this opportunity

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:

Intermediate proficiency in Security Threat Hunting
Intermediate proficiency in Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) Platform Operations
Intermediate proficiency in Cyber Threat Intelligence

UK Gvt. SC clearance must be held or attainable
1 years experience in a SOC analytical role
Be able to work from the Cheltenham based offices

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 774,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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