SOC Analyst – Contract

Location: Sheffield (2 days onsite per week)
Rate: £500 p/d Inside IR35
Duration: Initial contract through March 2027

A large enterprise organisation is looking for an experienced SOC Analyst contractor to join their Cyber Defence team on an immediate basis. This is a hands-on operational SOC role supporting incident analysis, phishing investigations, and cyber defence operations within a complex enterprise technology environment.

The successful contractor will work closely with internal security teams and external technology partners to support day-to-day security operations and incident management.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate and triage security alerts and incidents
• Support phishing analysis and incident response activities
• Work within SIEM/XDR tooling to identify threats and suspicious activity
• Develop and tune detection logic/use cases where required
• Engage with stakeholders across Security Operations and wider technology teams
• Support shift-based SOC operations and participate in on-call rotation

Required Experience

• 3+ years’ experience within a SOC / Cyber Defence environment
• Strong experience with at least 2 of the following:
  • Chronicle SOAR
  • Microsoft Sentinel
  • CrowdStrike XDR
  • ServiceNow
• Strong understanding of SIEM technologies and detection logic
• Experience handling phishing investigations and security incidents
• Comfortable operating within a fast-paced enterprise environment
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Nice to Have

• Previous experience within an MSSP environment
• Exposure to detection engineering or use case development
• Experience operating in large multi-supplier environments