Business Unit: Security Operations Salary range:£28,400 - £35,500 per annum (+20% shift allowance) Location: Hybrid – with regular travel to the Glasgow or Gosforth hub  Don’t settle for dull Our Team Our Security Operations Centre (SOC) is part of the Security Operations team. As a SOC Analyst you will be responsible for the detection,triage, and initial response to unusual and anomalous events. You will also play a key role in our ability to defend against complex internal and external threat actors that intend to harm the interests of our customers and the bank. Providing 24/7 monitoring, as SOC Analyst you will be working ona four on, four off shift rotation working both day and night shifts but with plenty rest between. As a shift worker, you’ll be rewarded with a fixed shift allowance of 20% on your base salary. Please apply if you are looking to start your career in Cyber Security or if you’re a seasoned SOC Analyst looking to progress your career in the Financial Services sector. What you’ll be doing… Working with several SIEM solutions covering modern cloud native technology, on premises systems, network flow and database technologies. Responding to alerts generated by our SIEM solutions, you willbe responsible for the initial analysis and triage of unusual and anomalous behaviours within our information systems. Proactively hunting for threats and issues that may exist within our information systems. Working closely with the Duty Officer to escalate events or issues that require full incident response. Working with your wider shift teams to share knowledge and insight to maintain a situational awareness within the team. Working with more senior team members to identify opportunities to improve operational process, through analytical rule tuning, process automation, and innovationto enable the team to improve our operational capability and to respond to emerging threats. Monitoring mailboxes for reported incidents and events. Analysing phishing and spam email for threats. Working with Incident Response team members to support the containment and resolution of security incidents. As required participate in tabletop exercises, purple team, and red team engagements to assess our detection and response capability.   We need you to have… Strong analytical skills: the ability to think laterally and to think criticality to solve problems. Effective communications skills: (both written and verbal) we need you to be able to share and communicate analysis and observations to a variety of stakeholders. Prioritisation: working in a rapidly changing environment, you’ll need to be able to prioritise multiple activities. Initiative: the ability to work on yourown initiative and take responsibility for your and team deliverables. Positive attitude: having a willingness to learn and develop yourself. Working knowledge of one or more general IT domains such as: operating systems, databases, networks, and applications. It’s a bonus if you have but not essential… Experience of working in a security operations environment. Demonstrable expertise with SIEM tools. A background working in, or strong IT skills. A  degree/qualification in a Computing Science or Cyber Security related discipline. Formal certifications in Technology, InformationSecurity or Cyber Security. Knowledge of Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Azure (including certifications such as SC-900 or SC-200). Red Hot Rewards Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time)​ plus the option to buy more Up to five extra paid well-being days per year​  20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt  Market-leading pension Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and healthassessments, and critical illness  Ability to work anywhere in the UK​ (where the role allows)  And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one. Feeling insatiably curious about this role? Apply as soon as you can. If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out. We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin, so happy to talk flexible working with you. 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