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Our Security Operations Centre (SOC) is the heart of our MDR services and plays a critical role in detecting, investigating and mitigating cyber incidents for a wide range of customers.\nThe team\nYou will be part of the SOC Operations team, working with enthusiastic security analysts from diverse backgrounds. With access to expertise across Northwave, you’ll collaborate with specialists in IT Security, Incident Response, and Threat Intelligence, allowing you to continuously develop your own skills and helping others grow.\nDue to our continued growth and the increasing complexity of threats, we are looking for a Senior SOC Analyst who not only excels in incident investigation, but also actively contributes to the quality, development and future of our SOC.\nYour role\nAs a Senior SOC Analyst, you are a subject-matter expert within SOC Operations. You work on complex incidents, coach fellow analysts and take the lead in improving detections, processes and ways of working. You look beyond individual alerts and are able to clearly assess context, impact and risk - for both colleagues and customers.\nYou will work closely with other SOC disciplines such as Detection Engineering, Platform/Stack Engineering and CTI, and make a visible contribution to the further professionalisation of our services.\nWhat you will do\nContent & Operations\nLead and execute complex security incident investigations\n\nOversee full attack chains and determine investigation strategy\n\nAct as a subject-matter sparring partner during escalations and customer calls\n\nReview investigations, suppression requests and detection rules\n\nQuality & Improvement\nInitiate and implement improvements to detections, playbooks and SOC processes\n\nIdentify structural bottlenecks and translate them into concrete improvement actions\n\nActively contribute to the SOC roadmap and annual plan goals\n\nCoaching & Collaboration\nMentor and coach junior and medior SOC analysts\n\nShare knowledge within the team and across the organisation\n\nCollaborate with engineering and specialist teams within Northwave\n\nRequirements\nWho you are\nYou have extensive experience in a SOC / MDR environment\n\nYou possess in-depth knowledge of Incident Response, MITRE ATT&CK and SOC processes\n\nYou are analytically strong and quickly see the bigger picture\n\nYou take ownership and are confident initiating improvements\n\nYou communicate clearly, even under pressure\n\nYou enjoy helping colleagues grow in their expertise\n\nYou are based in the Netherlands and come to the office when it adds value for the team\n\nCertifications are welcome, but your experience, mindset and impact are decisive.\nJob requirements\nStrong communication skills in English.\n\nAn independent and structured way of working.\n\n4+ years of experience in a SOC, incident response, or similar role.\n\nDeep knowledge of SIEM, EDR, and threat detection methodologies.\n\nWhat we offer\nCompetitive salary, paid on the 25th, with annual review and 8% holiday allowance\n\nPension through Nationale Nederlanden, Northwave contributes 50%, including partner pension\n\n25 vacation days plus all Dutch national holidays\n\nGenerous special leave for marriage, birth, bereavement, care and parental leave\n\nLease car based on salary scale (electric welcome), or choose €0.25/km plus 50% of the lease budget as mobility allowance\n\nMacBook, phone and accessories fully provided\n\n€200 net annual allowance for flexible and remote working\n\nAlleo budget for sports, wellness and leisure of your choice\n\nLearning budget\n\nReferral bonus when you bring in a great new colleague\n\nHybrid working from a modern office in Utrecht\n\nPersonal growth through the Role Model and FeedForward cycle, your ambitions and development front and centre","description_format":"text","description_chars":3813,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":4,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Apple Macbook","Hybrid work","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Netherlands","iso":"NL","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Incident Response","Cybersecurity","Hardware","Penetration Testing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-08T07:15:57Z"}],"liveness":{"score":7,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.257,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":153,"expected_fill_days":46,"reasons":["conf:2","stale_co","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":75828,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/northwave-senior-soc-analyst","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/northwave-senior-soc-analyst.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T11:01:58Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}