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About the Role
The Security Operations Centre (SOC) team monitors, investigates, and responds to security incidents across G-Research’s high-performance compute (HPC) environments, hybrid cloud platforms, and corporate estate. Operating on the front line of defensive capability, the SOC analyzes alerts, investigates threats, and supports their detection, containment, and eradication. This role is ideal for someone with experience in a SOC or incident response team who wants to deepen their technical skills, contribute directly to meaningful defensive work, and progress towards senior responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Performing triage, investigation, and escalation of security alerts across HPC, cloud, and corporate environments
- Supporting incident response activities including containment, remediation, and reporting
- Conducting host and log-based forensic analysis across Windows, Linux, cloud, network, and application environments
- Executing threat hunting tasks to identify abnormal or suspicious behaviors beyond existing detections
- Developing and refining detection rules, analytics, and playbooks alongside senior analysts
- Maintaining accurate investigation records and case documentation
- Contributing to the continuous improvement of workflows, tooling, and operational processes
- Collaborating with colleagues, engineers, and internal stakeholders to support investigations, knowledge sharing, and ongoing improvements
Requirements
- Experience in a SOC, CSIRT, or security operations role with hands-on involvement in alert handling and investigations
- Strong understanding of security fundamentals, including network security, endpoint artifacts, authentication patterns, malware behaviors, and common attack techniques
- Experience using SIEM, XDR, or SOAR tools such as Elastic Security, Sentinel, Azure Defender XDR, or AWS Security Hub
- Ability to analyze logs, correlate events, and develop investigative hypotheses
- Familiarity with forensic concepts, including filesystems, memory artifacts, persistence mechanisms, log sources, and cloud control-plane events
- Strong technical curiosity and desire to develop expertise in incident response, forensics, and detection engineering
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a collaborative approach to working with analysts and engineers
Skills
- Scripting or automation using Python or PowerShell
- Cloud platforms
- HPC environments
Location
- London
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- GCIH or GCIA certifications
Salary/Compensations
- Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
Benefits
- Lunch provided via Just Eat for Business
- Dedicated barista bar
- 30 days’ annual leave
- 9% company pension contributions
- Informal dress code
- Excellent work-life balance
- Comprehensive healthcare
- Life assurance
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Monthly company events
About the Company
- G-Research is committed to cultivating and preserving an inclusive work environment.
- We are an ideas-driven business and we place great value on diversity of experience and opinions.
Equal Opportunity
- We want to ensure that applicants receive a recruitment experience that enables them to perform at their best. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know in the relevant section