Senior SOC Analyst

Job Description

Role: Senior SOC Analyst

Location: London

Salary: Competitive salary and package dependent on experience

Career Level: Senior Analyst

The Senior SOC Analyst (L2) provides advanced investigation and analysis, acting as the escalation point for complex or high‑severity incidents. They conduct root cause analysis, guide L1 analysts, and support incident containment and remediation efforts.

Accenture is partnering with scaled UK AI compute pioneers to lead the charge on next‑generation infrastructure. We are building a high‑performance compute operations team in London. Our work will be sensitive, secure, 24x7, and run on the most up‑to‑date high‑density compute stacks. Shift teams will be setup and operate 24x7 and successful candidates working on shift will be paid a shift premium for non‑standard unsociable shift hours.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, technology, operations, and digital capabilities. Our core values comprise Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual, and Integrity.

• Investigate escalated incidents to determine attack vectors, scope, and potential impact.
• Correlate events across multiple data sources to build a comprehensive incident narrative.
• Execute containment, eradication, and recovery activities in coordination with IT/OT stakeholders.
• Lead response for medium to high‑severity incidents and document detailed investigation reports.
• Conduct tuning of detection rules and thresholds in collaboration with the Security Content Engineer.
• Support continuous improvement by identifying gaps in detection coverage and playbooks.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to L1 Analysts.
• Participate in periodic SOC exercises and simulated incident response drills.
• Be part of the 24/7 SOC Team, needing shift work.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field.
• Experience: 3‑5 years in SOC, Incident Response, or Threat Analysis roles.
• Certifications (preferred): GCIA, GCIH, CompTIA CySA+, Microsoft SC‑200, or Splunk Certified Power User.
• Strong analytical mindset, in‑depth knowledge of SIEM/EDR tools, malware behaviour, and incident handling methodologies.

Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and the candidate being granted a level of security clearance which typically requires 10 years continuous UK address history and a declaration of being a British passport holder with no dual nationality at the point of application.

01/06/2026

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

London

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