Security Operations Center (SOC) Consultant

Overview

Location(s) : BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

About Us : Our mission at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that our customers can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

At our Malaysian Global Delivery Centre, we work with clients from around the world to deliver cyber technical services to support our customers in keeping their systems secure in today’s hostile digital world.

We are seeking a highly skilled SOC Consultant to help our clients strengthen their security operations. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on expertise in Security Operations Center (SOC) environments, strong advisory skills, and proven experience in leveraging platforms such as Splunk and other leading security technologies.

This role involves assessing client security postures, recommending improvements to detection and response capabilities, and guiding organisations to build resilient and mature SOC practices.

This position is part of our global Cyber Technical Services team, which includes adjacent areas such as Threat Intelligence and penetration testing.

While exact responsibilities will depend on project demands the below are some example areas :

• Engage with clients to assess their SOC maturity across technology, process, and people.
• Provide expert guidance on enhancing incident detection, response, and threat hunting capabilities.
• Recommend and help implement frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, ISO 27001) into SOC operations.
• Design, configure, and optimise SIEM solutions (Splunk required; others such as QRadar, Elastic, or Sentinel are advantageous).
• Support integration of threat intelligence platforms, SOAR tools, EDR / XDR solutions, and log management systems.
• Develop advanced detection rules, dashboards, and use cases to improve visibility and response.
• Define and improve SOC processes (incident response, threat hunting, escalation workflows).
• Conduct gap analyses and propose roadmaps for SOC capability maturity.
• Deliver workshops, training sessions, and knowledge-sharing to client SOC teams.

Candidate Expectations

What We Offer

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation.

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