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SOC Shift Analyst Jobs in Warrington, England, UK at ENGINEERINGUK
Title: SOC Shift Analyst
Company: ENGINEERINGUK
Location: Warrington, England, UK
Type: Full Time
Category: IT/Tech, Security
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Join our journey to create a new experience for the National Lottery and help us to power change for the greater good.
About us:
We are Allwyn UK, part of the Allwyn Entertainment Group – a multi-national lottery operator with a market-leading presence in Austria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus and Italy. We have been officially awarded the Fourth Licence (10 year licence) to operate the National Lottery starting February 2024.
We’ve developed ground-breaking technologies, built player protection frameworks, and have aproven track recordof making lotteries better. Our aim is to create one of the UK’s mostinclusiveorganisations – where people can bring the best of themselves, to do their best work, every day, for the benefit of good causes.
Allwyn is anEqual Opportunity Employerwhich prides itself in beingdiverse and inclusive. We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or victimisation in the workplace. All employment decisions at Allwyn are based on the business needs, the job requirements, and the individual qualifications. Allwyn encourages applications from individuals regardless of age, disability (visible or hidden), sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Purpose of Role:
The SOC Shift Analyst role is a vital part of the Security Operations team, reporting to the SOC Manager. This role will be responsible for the proactive security monitoring of the Allwyn estate and the detect and respond phases of cyber security incident response and will be instrumental in supporting and advancing the operational security capabilities of the SOC Team. The Security Operations Analyst will have primary responsibility for all technologies managed directly by the SOC team but also need to track, check and report on security events discovered by our MSSP.
Team Description:
Allwyn UK SOC team is pivotal to Allwyn’s commitment to protect the National Lottery and its players from Cyber Threats. The SOC is part of the Cyber and Information Security function alongside our Cyber Défense team and the GRC team. Thepurposeof the SOC team is to deliver Allwyn UK security monitoring and incident response capability. The SOC is under a 24×7 fully in-house operational model.
We strive to excel in what we do by regularly measuring our key performance indicators and set the path to the next level of maturity. This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to lend from their experience to help advance the capability of this function.
Key Accountabilities or Duties:
Continuously monitor security tools, dashboards, and systems for potential security incidents.
Track security alerts and escalate issues according to the severity and impact.
Investigate security incidents or alerts triggered by monitoring tools to determine whether they represent legitimate threats (e.g., malware, phishing, unauthorised access).
Assist in the initial response to low-level security incidents, escalate more severe incidents to Lead SOC analysts or security engineers when necessary.
Analyse and review logs from various systems and applications (e.g., network devices, servers, endpoints) to identify potential threats and suspicious activities.
Correlate data from different sources to build a complete picture of ongoing security incidents.
Perform initial triage t…
