Location: Stevenage (shift pattern - detailed below) Duration: 6 month initial contractRate for Mid-Level: 45ph UMB (Inside IR35)Hours: 28 hours per week. Role details: Our client, a leading defence company, are looking to bring in multiple SOC Analysts due to an increase in demand. We are looking for both mid-level and senior engineers. The role will support the cyber security operations centre (SOC), assisting with vital threat detection and analysis in a constantly evolving cyber environment. This contract position offers an exciting opportunity to work within one of the most dynamic fields in defence.Key Responsibilities:The successful applicant will drive a proactive ethos in an ever-changing cyber security environment and provide robust threat detection and analysis within the 24x7 SOC. It will cover analysis, monitoring, reporting, alerting and investigation activity utilising a wide variety of security platforms including AI/ML and behavioural analytics, SIEM (Security Information Event Management), Network Packet Capture platform, Anti Malicious Code, Threat Detection technologies and platforms across the UK Network Perimeter working with the best standard technologies.Effective Tier 1 to 2 alert triage of security eventsMonitoring of Cyber Security toolsMonitoring the SOC email notification mailboxesAssists with the maintenance of MBDA Security technologiesAssisting the SOC Solutions Lead with project activityAssist proactive threat hunting in collaboration with ..... full job details .....