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Role: Cyber Security Analyst (SOC Analyst)
Location: Corsham – 100% on-site
Day Rate: Up to £640
Contract Length: Until 26th April 2027, with potential for extension
IR35: In scope
Why this could interest you
- Rare chance to work in a high-impact, mission-critical Defence environment.
- Long-term stability to 2027, with possibility of extension depending on funding.
- Tier 2/3 level work – genuinely complex incidents, not just first-line alert handling.
Key responsibilities
- Tier 2/3 SOC analysis in an enterprise environment.
- Perform triage of security events – determine scope, priority and impact, and recommend rapid remediation actions.
- Conduct real-time management of security incidents from detection through to resolution.
- Work with SIEM technologies and SIEM engineering, including tool configuration (e.g. ArcSight).
- Create and maintain use cases, analytics and playbooks.
- Contribute to security monitoring across on-prem and cloud technologies.
Shift pattern & working conditions
- 13-hour shifts – days and nights, including some weekends.
- 4 on 5 off, then 5 on 4 off – averaging a standard 37-hour week.
- Fully on-site in Corsham.
Essential requirements
- Strongly preffeed to have Active DV Clearance (Developed Vetting) and eligibility for Sensitive Post Check.
- Industry-standard SOC security qualifications (e.g. SANS, ISC2).
- Proven Tier 2/3 SOC Analyst experience (2+ years).
- Hands-on experience with SIEM technologies and engineering (ideally including ArcSight).
- Experience creating SOC use cases, analytics and playbooks.
Desirable
- Degree in a technical, engineering or computing discipline.
- Defence / MOD experience.
- Previous lead-level SOC experience (though an experienced Tier 2 Analyst would also be considered).
Company: NonStop Consulting Ltd
Location: Corsham
Job Description:
Role: Cyber Security Analyst (SOC Analyst)
Location: Corsham – 100% on-site
Day Rate: Up to £640
Contract Length: Until 26th April 2027, with potential for extension
IR35: In scope
Why this could interest you
- Rare chance to work in a high-impact, mission-critical Defence environment.
- Long-term stability to 2027, with possibility of extension depending on funding.
- Tier 2/3 level work – genuinely complex incidents, not just first-line alert handling.
Key responsibilities
- Tier 2/3 SOC analysis in an enterprise environment.
- Perform triage of security events – determine scope, priority and impact, and recommend rapid remediation actions.
- Conduct real-time management of security incidents from detection through to resolution.
- Work with SIEM technologies and SIEM engineering, including tool configuration (e.g. ArcSight).
- Create and maintain use cases, analytics and playbooks.
- Contribute to security monitoring across on-prem and cloud technologies.
Shift pattern & working conditions
- 13-hour shifts – days and nights, including some weekends.
- 4 on 5 off, then 5 on 4 off – averaging a standard 37-hour week.
- Fully on-site in Corsham.
Essential requirements
- Strongly preffeed to have Active DV Clearance (Developed Vetting) and eligibility for Sensitive Post Check.
- Industry-standard SOC security qualifications (e.g. SANS, ISC2).
- Proven Tier 2/3 SOC Analyst experience (2+ years).
- Hands-on experience with SIEM technologies and engineering (ideally including ArcSight).
- Experience creating SOC use cases, analytics and playbooks.
Desirable
- Degree in a technical, engineering or computing discipline.
- Defence / MOD experience.
- Previous lead-level SOC experience (though an experienced Tier 2 Analyst would also be considered).
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Posted: May 14th, 2026