SOC Analyst

Overview

In this role you help safeguard Motorway’s systems, users and cloud environments as part of a hands-on Security team. You’ll own routine security investigations, collaborate with technical teams, and contribute to incident response and vulnerability management. The work blends security operations with cloud security to protect a fast-growing, technology-led platform. This is a great opportunity to deepen your security expertise while shaping the company’s resilient, scalable security posture.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• equity scheme
• 25 days holiday
• flexible working
• private medical insurance via BUPA
• pension scheme (5%)

Responsibilities

• Monitor, triage and investigate security alerts and incidents across SIEM, EDR, CrowdStrike and other platforms
• Investigate suspicious endpoint, email, identity and cloud activity and support incident response activities
• Analyze security logs and indicators of compromise to identify threats
• Support vulnerability management, remediation tracking and security improvement activities
• Maintain investigation records, security tickets, runbooks and operational documentation
• Collaborate with Security, IT, Engineering and Cloud teams to resolve security issues

Key requirements

• 1-3 years of experience in Cyber Security or SOC environments
• Hands-on with security technologies (SIEM, EDR/XDR, vulnerability management, cloud security tools)
• Understanding of alert triage, incident investigation and cyber threats
• Networking fundamentals; experience with Windows/Linux and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills; clear documentation and communication
• Ability to manage routine investigations independently with escalation when needed

• analytical thinking
• clear communication
• collaboration
• SIEM
• EDR/XDR
• vulnerability management

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