Senior Cyber Security AnalystSoftwareOne · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Senior Cyber Security Analyst

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-01 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands Full-time Hybrid ICT
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market 4,500 EUR–6,500 EUR/mo

About the Company

SoftwareOne is a global Microsoft security leader that offers exciting growth and career development opportunities.

About the Role

As a Senior Cyber Security Analyst, you will play a key role in establishing and growing SoftwareOne's Dutch-speaking Security Operations Center (SOC) capability in Amsterdam. You will lead advanced threat investigations, threat hunting activities, and incident response engagements for Dutch customers as part of our Microsoft MDR for Sentinel service. Working closely with customers and the global MDR organization, you will help deliver high-quality security operations while building strong customer relationships. In addition, you will contribute to the development of the SOC by mentoring junior analysts, improving processes, and driving service maturity as the practice expands.

Responsibilities

  • ● Lead complex security investigations, root cause analyses, and incident response engagements for enterprise customers
  • ● Perform advanced threat hunting and analyze attacker behaviors using Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, and the MITRE ATT&CK framework
  • ● Develop and optimize detection rules, alert tuning, automation, and SOAR capabilities to strengthen security operations
  • ● Support threat intelligence initiatives and continuously improve monitoring and detection effectiveness
  • ● Act as the senior escalation point for L1 analysts, providing guidance, mentoring, and technical leadership
  • ● Deliver customer-facing incident briefings in Dutch and contribute to Monthly Service Reviews
  • ● Help build and scale the Dutch SOC by shaping workflows, governance, and operational processes while onboarding and mentoring

Requirements

  • ● Valid working visa for Netherlands
  • ● Fluent/professional Dutch and English, written and verbal