Senior Security Analyst
About this role
Senior Security Analyst
Location: East Midlands / Leicester (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)
Salary: £60,000 – £65,000 per year + excellent pension and benefits package
Job Type: Permanent
Industry: IT Services / Global Information Security
Discipline: Information Security / Cyber Security Operations
About Us
We are Bridge Staffing Agency, a dedicated recruitment partner committed to connecting exceptional talent with organizations where they can make a lasting impact. We take pride in building collaborative relationships and tailoring our search solutions to your professional goals, your pace, and your people.
The Opportunity
We are partnering with a well-established, global organization looking for an experienced Senior Security Analyst to play a pivotal role in strengthening their threat detection and incident response capabilities across a large and diverse enterprise environment.
This position sits right at the intersection of incident response, automation, and detection engineering, making it ideal for a security professional who genuinely enjoys solving complex technical challenges, building robust security processes, and mentoring others.
Key Responsibilities
Build, tune, and refine detection logic and rules across SIEM, EDR, and related security tooling.
Design and create automated SOAR workflows and playbooks to streamline and accelerate incident response.
Lead investigations into complex, high-severity security incidents and perform deep-dive forensic work.
Track, analyze, and evolve key security metrics to continuously demonstrate improvements in detection and automation coverage.
Collaborate closely with internal engineering teams and external partners to expand monitoring coverage.
Support, guide, and mentor the professional development of junior security analysts.
What We’re Looking For
Proven commercial experience as a Security Analyst, Security Operations Engineer, or Incident Responder.
Strong hands-on background working with SIEM, EDR platforms, and security automation (SOAR) tools.
Experience in threat detection engineering, incident investigation, and digital forensics.
Familiarity working within Linux and broader enterprise technology environments.
Strong problem-solving mindset with a passion for building proactive security processes.
Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach to working with engineering and leadership teams.