🚨 Senior SOC Analyst – Cyber Security Operations

📍 Location: Spain – Málaga, or Seville

💶 Salary: €55,000 – €60,000 per annum

📅 Contract: Full-Time, Permanent

About the Role

Our client is expanding their Cyber Security Operations Centre (SOC) team in Spain, and we’re looking for a Senior SOC Analyst to join us at the forefront of cyber defence. This is a key hire in their growing team, playing a senior leadership role within one of their new regional sub-teams.

As a Senior Analyst, you'll be based in either Málaga, or Seville and act as the technical and operational go-to for escalations, mentoring junior and mid-level analysts while also conducting high-level investigations and threat hunts. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the SOC function as we build a future-focused, regionally distributed team.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading and mentoring a small SOC team (Junior & Mid Analysts) within your regional sub-team.
• Acting as Shift Lead, taking ownership of escalations and critical decision-making across major incidents.
• Performing advanced incident analysis, threat hunting and incident response.
• Guiding and supporting less experienced team members; helping define best practices and standard operating procedures.
• Working closely with the SOC Lead and reporting key developments, incident outcomes, and trends.
• Helping to shape the operational future of the SOC, including planning for an upcoming shift model rollout.
• Supporting the Head of Cyber Ops in embedding functional leadership and developing scalable sub-team structures.

About You

You’re not just technically strong – you lead from the front. You're confident making high-pressure decisions, guiding analysts through complex threat scenarios, and stepping into a command role when needed.

Key Skills & Experience:

✅ Strong background in Security Operations, ideally within an enterprise SOC

✅ Proven experience with incident response and threat hunting

✅ Adept at advanced incident analysis and security monitoring

✅ Ability to lead and mentor junior analysts effectively

✅ Familiarity with SIEM tools, EDR platforms, and threat intelligence feeds

✅ Calm under pressure and capable of making fast, informed decisions

✅ Strong communication and escalation management skills

The Team Structure & Growth Path

• You’ll join a team of 5 currently – with ambitions to scale to 8 per region.
• Each region (Málaga, Madrid, Seville) will have two sub-teams, and you will be the most senior figure in one of them.
• There is a clearly defined progression path and room for you to grow into a larger leadership role as we scale the SOC operations across Europe.

Shift Model & Working Hours

• Initial hours: Standard 40-hour week (8/9am–5/6pm)
• Within 6 months: Transition to 4 on / 4 off model (10-hour shifts) – a typical SOC shift rotation
• Flexibility is key – and shift readiness will be an advantage.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a fast-growing and technically excellent cyber operations function
• Influence the direction of a new team – not just follow playbooks
• Take a senior seat in shaping our regional security leadership
• Strong culture of development, learning and internal progression

📧 Interested?

If you're ready to lead from the front and thrive in a technical and dynamic SOC environment, we want to hear from you.

Apply now or reach out for a confidential chat!