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Thomas Pritchard

Angestellt, Senior Security Operations Centre (SOC) Specialist, UK Government Agency
Brühl, Germany

Skills

cyber
Cyber Security
SOC
Security Operations Center
SIEM
Incident Management
Incident Response

Timeline

Professional experience for Thomas Pritchard

  • Current 4 years and 11 months, since Jul 2020

    Senior Security Operations Centre (SOC) Specialist

    UK Government Agency

    Led the development and maintenance of incident response plans, playbooks, and runbooks, ensuring proactive security. Triaged cyber incidents, conducted lessons-learned activities, and participated in purple team exercises. Served as a SOC escalation point. Engineered and maintained SIEM backend, created alerts, and managed security controls design and implementation. Conducted data analysis, report building, and information sharing. Managed a team to enhance the security posture and meet SLAs.

  • 1 year and 10 months, Oct 2018 - Jul 2020

    Security Operations Centre (SOC) Specialist

    UK Government Agency

    Developed and maintained SOC documentation and Cyber Security Policy, aligning with industry best practices. Facilitated knowledge-sharing and onboarding of new SOC staff. Acted as an escalation point for SOC events and queries, improving SIEM tool alerts. Contributed to the design and implementation of security controls, participated in data gathering, and played a crucial role in report building.

  • 10 months, Jan 2018 - Oct 2018

    Cyber Security Analyst

    UK Government Agency

    Conducted initial triage, analysis, and handling of SIEM tool alerts, identifying trends and escalating concerns promptly. Provided assessments in the change management process, creating insightful reports for informed decision-making. Suggested and implemented process improvements, demonstrating a commitment to efficiency and continuous enhancement.

Educational background for Thomas Pritchard

  • 4 years and 3 months, Sep 2018 - Nov 2022

    Computing (Software Engineering)

    University of Wales, Trinity Saint David

Languages

  • English

    First language

  • German

    Basic

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