SPR OT Security Operations Analyst

Role overview

Compensation

• Salary is stated as £43,000–£54,000, with up to 10% bonus and a double-match pension contribution.

Workplace and schedule

• Hybrid role in Glasgow, with two days in the office stated in the schedule and two to three office days stated elsewhere in the posting.
• Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm, within a wider 24/7 operational environment; on-call opportunities are noted.
• Permanent, full-time position.

What the role requires

• Experience in a SOC or security-monitoring environment and understanding of alerts, incidents and escalation.
• Knowledge of common attack techniques, threat actors and indicators of compromise.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, prioritization by risk and operational impact, and clear communication.
• Must be eligible for SC clearance; the posting states five years of continuous UK residence for the minimum residency criteria.

Preferred experience and certifications

• Practical familiarity with SIEM or tools such as QRadar is preferred.
• OT or ICS experience is beneficial but not essential; threat hunting and detection engineering exposure would also be useful.
• Security+, GCIH, GCED or SC-200 certifications are listed as useful.

Responsibilities

• Monitor OT security alerts, triage and investigate suspicious activity, and escalate confirmed incidents.
• Support incident response, evidence gathering, vulnerability management and cyber threat intelligence.
• Document activity for assurance, audit and post-incident review; help improve SOC processes, playbooks and detection capability.
• Work with the managed security service provider, cyber teams and operational stakeholders under applicable policies and requirements.