Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary with excellent benefits including pension, private healthcare, and share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching)

About the Role
At CGI, you will play a vital role in protecting critical systems and enabling secure digital transformation for high-profile clients. Working within our Cyber Security Service, you will help detect, analyse, and respond to evolving threats, contributing to resilient, high-performing environments. You will join an established SOC Team with eight years of experience, acting as the first responder to cyber security incidents. Your responsibilities will include monitoring SIEM and SOAR tools to detect suspicious events, triaging and validating incidents, escalating issues to senior analysts, documenting cases, and producing monthly security reports. You will work alongside security managers and cybersecurity engineers, utilising both proven tools and state-of-the-art technologies to provide the best level of service and protection to a prestigious client base spanning Government and Critical National Infrastructure. This role offers the opportunity to develop hands-on capability, influence security outcomes, and be part of a collaborative team shaping the future of cyber defence. Due to the nature of the work, this position requires DV Security Clearance and is open only to UK Nationals with single nationality.

Experience
No prior experience required, but a keen interest in Cyber Security and willingness to learn is essential.

About you
- Analytical mindset with a keen eye for detail to investigate alerts and build a bigger picture
- Ability to take a structured approach to procedures and working instructions
- Strong written communication, critical thinking, and analysis skills
- Desire to keep learning with a curious and creative mindset
- Ability to work effectively in a team and escalate issues appropriately
- Commitment to ownership, teamwork, respect, and belonging

Qualifications
- Understanding of key security concepts and attack types such as phishing, malware, vulnerabilities, Cyber Kill Chain, and attack stages
- Knowledge of networking principles including TCP/IP, WANs, LANs, and common Internet protocols such as SMTP, HTTP, FTP, POP, LDAP
- Aptitude for understanding and analysing data for troubleshooting purposes
- Familiarity with Security Tooling such as ArcSight, Splunk, MS Sentinel, FortiSIEM, SwimLane, QRadar, LogPoint is desirable but not mandatory
- Must be a UK National with single nationality due to security clearance requirements