L3 SOC Analyst - 6 Month Contract - Outside IR35 - Remote at Hamilton Barnes, Remote, 6 Months, £400 per day

L3 SOC Analyst - 6 Month Contract - Outside IR35 - Remote

Contract Type: Initial 6 month contract (Outside IR35)
Rate: £400 per day Outside IR35
Location: Fully Remote
Work Schedule: 2 days a week worth of work.

Role Overview:

We are looking for a Principal Analyst to join on a 6-month contract basis (2 days per week), bringing deep expertise in advanced threat hunting, incident response, and continuous security operations collaboration. The role is critical to identifying, assessing, and mitigating sophisticated threats across hybrid environments, including exposure across the Surface, Deep, and Dark Web.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct advanced threat hunting assessments across on-premise, cloud (AWS & Azure), and hybrid environments, identifying IOCs, attacker techniques, and anomalous behaviour using threat intelligence and behavioural analytics
• Monitor Surface, Deep, and Dark Web sources for leaked credentials, exposed assets, ransomware activity, and emerging threat actor chatter, correlating findings with internal security posture
• Lead and coordinate vulnerability and threat assessment remediation activities, prioritising based on risk, exploitability, and business impact
• Collaborate continuously with SOC Tier 3 analysts as a subject-matter expert for advanced investigations, contributing to detection logic improvements and response playbooks
• Design and participate in IR-led war gaming and tabletop exercises, and provide rapid response and containment support during active security incidents

What You Will Ideally Bring:

• Proven experience in threat hunting, vulnerability management, and incident response across hybrid environments (on-prem, cloud, SaaS)
• Hands-on expertise with security monitoring, EDR/XDR platforms, and vulnerability management tools with risk-based prioritisation
• Practical knowledge of Surface, Deep, and Dark Web monitoring techniques and threat actor TTP analysis using MITRE ATT&CK
• Experience collaborating with SOC L3 and IR teams in high-pressure environments, with strong analytical and investigative skills
• Experience designing or facilitating cyber war gaming, tabletop exercises, and post-incident root cause analysis