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SOC Analyst Jobs in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK at Computershare UK
Title: SOC Analyst
Company: Computershare UK
Location: City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Type: Remote/Work from Home
Category: IT/Tech, Security
Location: City of Edinburgh
Location:
Edinburgh
In this position, you’ll be based in the Edinburgh office for a minimum of three days a week, with theflexibilitytowork from homefor some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at
We give you a world of potential
Our team is currently looking to recruit a SOC Analyst to join the Global Information Security team based in Edinburgh within Computershare Shared Services.
What makes this roleexciting?
You will have access to scheduled training with good training budgets.
Exposure to a wide range of technologies, allowing you to upskill quickly and learn on the job.
Part of a global team where you will work with colleagues, customers, and stakeholders throughout the world.
This is a fantastic role for those in the early years of their cyber security career, looking to rapidly gain security knowledge and insight across a wide range of technologies.
A role you will love
Our Security Operations analysts are based in our incredible offices within the heart of Edinburgh, St Andrews Square, with fantastic transport links all around.
This hybrid role works closely with our partners including the Service Desk and NOC teams to collaboratively identify and resolve threats to Computershare. In line with these partners, this role is built on a shift pattern where you will work 12-hour shifts over 2 days, 2 nights, followed by 4 days off.
Key Responsibilities:
Monitor security information and event management tools, endpoint detection systems, and network alerts to detect potential security threats.
Triage alerts by analysing patterns of behaviours or anomalies.
Identify and escalate security incidents, particularly those involving sensitive customer data or financial transaction systems.
Coordinate with senior SOC analysts for immediate containment and mitigation.
Correlate security alerts with intelligence on financial sector threats, such as phishing campaigns, payment fraud, or insider threats.
Analyse logs related to apps, customer portals, and other critical infrastructure to detect anomalies.
Highlight suspicious activities like failed logins, unauthorized privilege escalation, or unusual data transfers.
What will you bring to the role?
Our SOC Analysts are responsible for first line triage and second line response, utilising the latest threat intelligence to detect and respond to incidents. Working closely with our regionally aligned Senior Analysts, you will help form a key element of our response capability.
Other key skills required for the role include:
Experience of working in a team.
Ability to learn new technologies and work within a technical group.
Ability to follow set processes and procedures and be able to question these where appropriate.
A degree in Cybersecurity would be an advantage.
Willingness to defend our values, data, and customers.
Does this sound like the role for you? Then feel free to apply or reach out for a chat!
Rewards designed for you:
Flexible workto help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle.
Health and wellbeingrewards that can be tailored tosupport youand your family.
Invest in our businessby setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you’ll receive a company contribution as well.
Extra rewardsranging fromrecognitionawards and team get-togethers to helping you invest in your future.
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