Senior Security Analyst (L3 SOC Analyst)

Location: London (Hybrid)

Do you want to help protect a global organisation from evolving cyber threats while shaping the future of cyber security operations At Inchcape were pursuing an exciting strategy to transform our global business and accelerate our industry towards a low-carbon sustainable future.

This role is part of Inchcapes Global Cyber Security team supporting our worldwide operations through advanced security monitoring threat detection and incident response capabilities. Youll play a critical role in protecting our people systems and data working alongside highly skilled security professionals in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

As Senior Security Analyst youll operate in an L3 Security Operations Centre (SOC) capacity serving as the senior technical escalation point for complex cyber security incidents and advanced threat investigations. Youll drive continuous improvement across detection engineering threat hunting automation and incident response capabilities helping strengthen Inchcapes cyber resilience and security maturity.

This is a unique opportunity to combine deep technical expertise with strategic influence working across global teams to enhance security operations implement innovative solutions and defend against emerging threats.

• Act as the senior technical escalation point for high-severity and complex cyber security incidents providing expert analysis and guidance throughout investigations.
• Lead the technical response to major incidents coordinating containment eradication and recovery activities with internal and external stakeholders.
• Design develop and optimise detection rules threat models and advanced monitoring capabilities across SIEM EDR and cloud security platforms.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting activities using threat intelligence behavioural analytics and industry frameworks to identify previously undetected threats.
• Develop and enhance security automation and SOAR playbooks to improve operational efficiency response capability and analytical effectiveness.
• Mentor and support SOC analysts while contributing to the ongoing maturity of detection engineering incident response and security operations practices.

To be successful in this role youll bring extensive cyber security operations experience strong technical expertise and a passion for continuous improvement in a global security environment. Youll demonstrate:

• Significant experience operating in a senior SOC environment including working in an L3 analyst incident response threat hunting or detection engineering capacity.
• Deep technical knowledge of SIEM EDR SOAR cloud security identity security endpoint security and enterprise monitoring platforms.
• Proven experience leading the investigation and response to complex cyber security incidents and acting as a senior technical decision-maker.
• Strong detection engineering and threat hunting capabilities including experience with frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.
• Experience developing security automation orchestration workflows and process improvements that enhance SOC effectiveness.
• Excellent communication stakeholder management and mentoring skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Were committed to developing internal talent therefore if youre excited about this role but dont meet every requirement we still encourage you to apply. You might be the perfect fit.
We also encourage you to have a conversation with your current line manager before applying as partof our ongoing commitment to open career conversations.

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Inchcape is the leading global automotive distributor operating in markets. We partner with some of the biggest brands in the business to sustainably power better mobility today and in the future.

Our diverse global team of over 16000 talented colleagues foster an inclusive and collaborative culture delivering a brilliant experience for our customers and partners. Were a dynamic and fast-growing business driving the transformation of our industry and redefining tomorrow. Find out more visit

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