Senior SOC Analyst Engineer

In this role you join Berenberg’s Cyber Security Operations team to strengthen proactive defenses and incident response for a leading European private bank. You detect, investigate and respond to security incidents, contributing to threat intelligence and blue-team improvements. You will guide incident handling, mentoring peers and shaping SOC processes in a regulated financial services environment. This position offers impactful work across global markets, with opportunities to deploy AI-enabled monitoring and automation.

• Private pension plan (10% contribution)
• Generous 30 days holiday
• Private health insurance
• Life insurance
• Flexible working hours
• Enhanced parental leave policies

• Lead and coordinate security incident response from detection through containment, eradication and recovery; implement remediation to restore normal operations
• Detect, investigate and analyze threats using SIEM (Splunk) and IDS/IPS, reviewing logs and network traffic to identify suspicious activity
• Conduct proactive threat hunting and analyze emerging attack vectors to strengthen security posture
• Produce detailed incident reports for senior management and stakeholders; assess business and technical impact and recommend improvements
• Collaborate with Legal and Risk Management to ensure regulatory-compliant incident handling
• Maintain and improve incident response procedures, playbooks, processes and security policies; mentor and train SOC team members

• Two to four years in a SOC with incident response and reporting experience in financial services
• Degree in Information Security, Computer Science or related field (or equivalent)
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM or CEH would be advantageous
• Hands-on knowledge of SIEM (Splunk), IDS/IPS, firewalls; experience with Azure and Google Cloud Platform
• Experience applying AI and automation to security monitoring, including SOAR, scripting (Python/PowerShell) and AI-enhanced tools
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret large data sets; excellent written and verbal communication
• Collaborative mindset with experience working with Security Operations and Network Operations; ability to communicate with senior executives, partners and regulators; fluent German and English

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Collaborative mindset and team-oriented approach
• Splunk SIEM
• IDS/IPS
• Firewalls and security monitoring technologies