Security Operations Associate

Job Overview

Hours: Full time role, hybrid working 35 hours 9-5 Monday to Friday. Salary: £33,000 Per Annum. Closing Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2026.

We are recruiting for the latest members of our Security Operations Team at a mutual building society, the fourth biggest in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Respond to security alerts, including monitoring and triage of SIEM alerts and other threat activities.
• Identity governance.
• Support resolution of incidents and service requests to agreed service levels.
• Monitor daily threat intelligence notifications, phishing alerts, brand protection alerts and alerts from EDR tooling.
• Participate in threat hunting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience supporting IT systems using Microsoft Technologies and knowledge of network security.
• Good understanding of security concepts and best practices.
• Awareness of identity governance.
• Strong analytical/problem‑solving skills, excellent written and verbal communication.
• Participation in on‑call rota (approx. 1 week out of 6).
• Working toward relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security+ or BT L1.
• Willingness to learn, strong communication and excellent team‑working skills, investigative skills, high sense of urgency and personal integrity, high ethical standards and values.

Benefits

• Work/life balance with hybrid and flexible working where possible.
• Head office with vibrant collaborative space; minimum 3 days in office.
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme.
• 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + a rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days.
• Holiday trading scheme allowing buying and selling additional leave days.
• Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum).
• Colleague mortgage (conditions apply).
• Salary sacrifice scheme for hybrid & electric car.
• Commitment to training and development.
• Private medical insurance for all colleagues.
• 3 paid volunteering days per annum.
• Diverse and inclusive colleague networks, including Carers and Pride Alliance groups.
• Cycle‑to‑work initiative and discounted gym membership.

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