📌
**Job Title:**
L1 SOC Analyst
📝
**Contract Type**
: Permanent Full-Time
🏢
**Office Location/Working Policy:**
Onsite
🕔
**Working Hours:**
Shift Pattern
🕵🏻
**What to wear:**
Smart casual
**The Role**
As an L1 SOC Analyst, you will be responsible for monitoring security alerts, performing initial triage, escalating incidents appropriately, and supporting the SOC team in maintaining a secure network environment. This is an entry-level position focused on learning and applying foundational cybersecurity operations skills.
This will be a shift based role providing 24/7 monitoring, including working weekends.
**Role Responsibilities**
- Monitor security alerts from various systems (SIEM, IDS/IPS, endpoint detection tools) and escalate incidents as required
- Perform initial triage of alerts, including basic investigation and documentation of findings
- Identify potential false positives and ensure accurate alert categorization
- Assist in gathering information about suspicious activity or potential threats
- Maintain accurate and complete incident and alert documentation
- Support L2 and L3 analysts with investigations and remediation tasks
- Participate in shift rotations, on-call support, and SOC handovers
- Follow established processes and procedures to ensure consistent handling of security events
- Participate in security awareness initiatives and basic SOC process improvement activities
**Skills, Knowledge & Experience**
- Basic understanding of network and security concepts (TCP/IP, firewalls, VPNs, malware, phishing)
- Familiarity with operating systems, such as Windows, Linux, or Unix
- Exposure to security monitoring tools (SIEM, IDS/IPS, antivirus, vulnerability scanners)
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow processes accurately
- Good written and verbal communication skills for documenting incidents and escalating appropriately
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team and follow guidance from senior analysts
- Eagerness to learn about security threats, incident response, and SOC operations
- Associate’s degree or relevant certifications (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CySA+, or equivalent experience) preferred
**The Interview Process**
☎️
**Screening call:**
Phone call with our recruitment team to assess your suitability for the role, but also if the role is right for you
🚀
**First interview:**
A video call over MS Teams with the Hiring Manager + Team Member
🤝🏻
**Second interview:**
F2F interview onsite
**About Acora**
Acora are a progressive full-stack full-service business technology services partner, built for the AI era. Combining the capabilities of a Managed Service Provider (MSP), Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP), IT Consulting, Professional Services and Development company, Acora helps customers achieve breakthrough results - often quicker and at lower risk than they thought possible.
We believe in a better working world, where our customers are confident to fully embrace the AI opportunity and generate economic impact.
Our brand is much more than a logo; it is what people feel and think about Acora. This role is integral to our Marketing team, delivering an engaging and compelling story to all our audiences, whether that happens in conversation or through our marketing communications.
**Our Values**
We’re proud to share the values we live by. They’re not dusty abstract concepts. Our values define our culture: they act as a promise to our customers and a constant challenge to ourselves, both as individuals and as a team, to be Game-Changers.
**#1 BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE**
We challenge ourselves to raise our game each day. By embracing a mindset of growth, we continuously strive to improve ourselves, our ways of working, and the service we deliver to our customers.
**#2 WE DO WHAT WE SAY**
When we make a promise, we follow-through - no excuses. We don’t leave anyone hanging or walk away from challenges. Reliable and focused, we value clear communication to build trust and give customers, and colleagues, the confidence they can count on us every time.
**#3 TOGETHER WE WIN**
Business is the biggest team sport of them all. By communicating well, breaking down silos and staying aligned, we create clarity and focus. Strong relationships, shared goals and commitment make us a winning team – for each other and for our customers.
Interested in becoming an Acoran? Check out the link to our website to read more about us
**-
https://acora.com/**
**How to become an Acoran . . .**
If you would like to be considered for this position and want to be part of a growing & innovative company . . . Click "
**apply"**
now.
**To be considered for this position, you must have full rights to work in the UK.**
**Equal Opportunities at Acora**
Acora is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal opportunities regardless of race or ethnic origin, gender identity, family situation, sexual orientation, disability, religion or age. We hire our people on the basis of qualifications, merit, skills, and business need.
We are a Level 1 Disability Confident Committed Employer and will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request any reasonable adjustments.
Join us at Acora in creating a workplace where everyone can succeed and make an impact. We look forward to welcoming you to our team!
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**Job Title:**
L1 SOC Analyst
📝
**Contract Type**
: Permanent Full-Time
🏢
**Office Location/Working Policy:**
Onsite
🕔
**Working Hours:**
Shift Pattern
🕵🏻
**What to wear:**
Smart casual
**The Role**
As an L1 SOC Analyst, you will be responsible for monitoring security alerts, performing initial triage, escalating incidents appropriately, and supporting the SOC team in maintaining a secure network environment. This is an entry-level position focused on learning and applying foundational cybersecurity operations skills.
This will be a shift based role providing 24/7 monitoring, including working weekends.
**Role Responsibilities**
- Monitor security alerts from various systems (SIEM, IDS/IPS, endpoint detection tools) and escalate incidents as required
- Perform initial triage of alerts, including basic investigation and documentation of findings
- Identify potential false positives and ensure accurate alert categorization
- Assist in gathering information about suspicious activity or potential threats
- Maintain accurate and complete incident and alert documentation
- Support L2 and L3 analysts with investigations and remediation tasks
- Participate in shift rotations, on-call support, and SOC handovers
- Follow established processes and procedures to ensure consistent handling of security events
- Participate in security awareness initiatives and basic SOC process improvement activities
**Skills, Knowledge & Experience**
- Basic understanding of network and security concepts (TCP/IP, firewalls, VPNs, malware, phishing)
- Familiarity with operating systems, such as Windows, Linux, or Unix
- Exposure to security monitoring tools (SIEM, IDS/IPS, antivirus, vulnerability scanners)
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow processes accurately
- Good written and verbal communication skills for documenting incidents and escalating appropriately
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team and follow guidance from senior analysts
- Eagerness to learn about security threats, incident response, and SOC operations
- Associate’s degree or relevant certifications (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CySA+, or equivalent experience) preferred
**The Interview Process**
☎️
**Screening call:**
Phone call with our recruitment team to assess your suitability for the role, but also if the role is right for you
🚀
**First interview:**
A video call over MS Teams with the Hiring Manager + Team Member
🤝🏻
**Second interview:**
F2F interview onsite
**About Acora**
Acora are a progressive full-stack full-service business technology services partner, built for the AI era. Combining the capabilities of a Managed Service Provider (MSP), Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP), IT Consulting, Professional Services and Development company, Acora helps customers achieve breakthrough results - often quicker and at lower risk than they thought possible.
We believe in a better working world, where our customers are confident to fully embrace the AI opportunity and generate economic impact.
Our brand is much more than a logo; it is what people feel and think about Acora. This role is integral to our Marketing team, delivering an engaging and compelling story to all our audiences, whether that happens in conversation or through our marketing communications.
**Our Values**
We’re proud to share the values we live by. They’re not dusty abstract concepts. Our values define our culture: they act as a promise to our customers and a constant challenge to ourselves, both as individuals and as a team, to be Game-Changers.
**#1 BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE**
We challenge ourselves to raise our game each day. By embracing a mindset of growth, we continuously strive to improve ourselves, our ways of working, and the service we deliver to our customers.
**#2 WE DO WHAT WE SAY**
When we make a promise, we follow-through - no excuses. We don’t leave anyone hanging or walk away from challenges. Reliable and focused, we value clear communication to build trust and give customers, and colleagues, the confidence they can count on us every time.
**#3 TOGETHER WE WIN**
Business is the biggest team sport of them all. By communicating well, breaking down silos and staying aligned, we create clarity and focus. Strong relationships, shared goals and commitment make us a winning team – for each other and for our customers.
Interested in becoming an Acoran? Check out the link to our website to read more about us
**-
https://acora.com/**
**How to become an Acoran . . .**
If you would like to be considered for this position and want to be part of a growing & innovative company . . . Click "
**apply"**
now.
**To be considered for this position, you must have full rights to work in the UK.**
**Equal Opportunities at Acora**
Acora is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal opportunities regardless of race or ethnic origin, gender identity, family situation, sexual orientation, disability, religion or age. We hire our people on the basis of qualifications, merit, skills, and business need.
We are a Level 1 Disability Confident Committed Employer and will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request any reasonable adjustments.
Join us at Acora in creating a workplace where everyone can succeed and make an impact. We look forward to welcoming you to our team!
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