Are you a seasoned Cyber Security Senior Analyst holding a current DV clearance and looking for a challenging role? Evodia Limited is partnering with an esteemed defence client seeking a highly skilled professional to join their Security Operations Centre (SOC) team in Corsham or Portsmouth. If you thrive in dynamic environments and possess hands-on experience with SIEM and SOAR platforms, this could be your next career move. This position offers a competitive day rate of £500 to £650 (inside IR35), with a contract running from 3rd July 2026 to 31st March 2028.
What You Will Be Doing
You’ll be working full-time onsite, supporting vital security functions within the client’s infrastructure, focusing on the core pillars of the NIST Cyber Security Framework: Protect, Detect, and Respond. In this role, your expertise will be pivotal in maintaining, configuring and optimising SOC tooling, ranging from Threat Detection, Incident Response, to vulnerability management. You will be expected to develop detection signatures, create automation scripts, and fine-tune correlation rules, ensuring the security posture is robust and adaptive to evolving threats.
What We Are Looking For
- Deep understanding of adversary Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) and malware analysis will be essential as you will lead forensic investigations and respond swiftly to incidents.
- Practical experience with a variety of SIEM and SOAR platforms, including Trend, Tripwire, Tanium, Clearswift, Elastic and SolarWinds.
- Ability to understand and modify threat detection rules, aggregate data from multiple sources and automate processes, to ensure the team operates efficiently and effectively.
- The ideal candidate will also bring knowledge across Windows and Linux systems, log collection techniques such as ELK, syslog-NG, and Windows Event Forwarding, alongside familiarity with intrusion detection systems, web application firewalls and IP reputation analysis.
- Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, PowerShell, or Bash to support automation initiatives and threat hunting activities.
- Your background should include experience in forensics, malware analysis, threat intelligence, network forensics and familiarity with security standards like ISO 27001:2022.
- Additional certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, or SANS courses will be highly regarded.
- We’re looking for a confident, knowledgeable professional who values integrity and can communicate complex technical concepts clearly.
- Your collaborative approach and proactive mindset will be key in working alongside internal teams and external stakeholders to uphold the organisation’s security framework.
If this aligns with your skills and ambitions, we welcome your application. At Evodia Limited, we’re committed to connecting talented professionals with vital roles in the defence sector, always with transparency and support. Apply now and contribute to securing critical systems within a valued client environment.