At Pax8 we’re looking for a proactive and detail oriented Security Operations Analyst to join us in our Bristol office to help protect our systems, partners, and people from evolving cyber threats. If you’re passionate about cybersecurity and thrive in a fast paced, collaborative environment, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

As our Security Operations Analyst - you will triage and respond to cybersecurity events throughout the day, performing in depth analysis, escalating incidents when necessary, and supporting remediation efforts - particularly with users in compatible time zones.


You will analyse and prioritise detected vulnerabilities, monitor threat intelligence to determine its relevance to Pax8 and our Partners, and configure and oversee SaaS security controls. Working closely with the wider Security Operations team and cross functional colleagues, you’ll play a key role in strengthening our overall security posture!

Let’s look at your day to day as a Security Operations Analyst:

• Protect what matters most - Monitor security alerts and incidents, triage effectively, and drive timely remediation while clearly documenting your findings

• Investigate with impact - Perform forensic analysis to assess risk and safeguard Pax8’s business operations

• Prioritise what counts - Identify and assess vulnerabilities, focusing teams on the risks that matter most

• Turn intelligence into action - Analyse threat data and deliver clear, business relevant insights

• Streamline and strengthen - Improve runbooks and build automation to enhance our Security Operations capabilities

• Be a trusted advisor - Communicate vulnerability and threat insights clearly across the organisation

• Measure success. Produce metrics that support and advance our Trust and Security initiatives

• Stay ahead - Continuously learn and evolve our security program to meet emerging threats

• Collaborate widely - Partner across teams to embed security into every part of the business

You'll be the ideal Security Operations Analyst for us if you have:

• Significant experience in a security-specific operations or engineering role

• Experience in the Microsoft security suite of tools including Defender, Entra, Compliance Center, and Intune

• Knowledge of industry standard DLP tools such as Microsoft Purview (Ideal)

• Understanding of Terraform or other cloud deployment technologies

• Experience supporting a SaaS security solution or enterprise browser environment including risk-based prioritisation and control configuration

• Other experience should include one or more of these areas: Vulnerability assessment and management, identity management, or threat intelligence activities

• At least two years of experience in L2 or higher incident response, forensic analysis, remediation, and risk-based prioritisation efforts including technical remediation in corporate enterprise environments

• Operational experience in securing public cloud deployments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP either directly or through use of CSPM tooling is beneficial

• Experience using a major SIEM product, including ability to construct ad-hoc searches and perform analysis in related tools

• Understanding of security best practices and frameworks

• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills will be a requirement

Salary & benefits for our Security Operations Analyst:

• Salary: £43,000 - £62,000

• Share Options after qualifying period

• Short term bonus scheme

• Healthcare plan

• Dental plan

• Health and Wellbeing coaching support

• Life Assurance

• Income Protection

• Pension scheme

• Pax8 "Live Your Best Life" Pass to support your health and mental wellbeing

• Pax8 Cycle to Work Support Scheme Available

• Dedicated time for training and personal development

• Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning

• Fun and frequent company and team socials

Designated Office & Working pattern:

• Designated Office: Bristol (preference) | Farnborough | Derby UK

• Days: Monday to Friday

• Hours: between 9am - 5:30pm local time (will vary depending on location)

• Hybrid: 2/3 days per week in office

About Pax8:
Pax8 is the technology marketplace of the future, linking partners, vendors, and small to midsized businesses (SMB’s) through AI powered insights and comprehensive product support. With a global partner ecosystem of over 39,000+ managed service providers (our customers), Pax8 empowers SMB’s worldwide by providing software services that unlock their growth potential and enhance their cloud security!

We’ve pioneered simplifying the cloud services journey for thousands of our partners by reinventing the IT cloud model with more than 130+ vendors (software/cloud providers) globally giving customers and partners real choice! Pax8 run a transaction through our Marketplace every 7 seconds and support 700,000+ indirect businesses and more than 22,000,000+ end users around the world!

For the 8th consecutive year running, Pax8 have been listed on the 2025 Inc.5000 list and we have a $2BN+ annual recurring revenue. This has lead us to become recognised as one of the Best Managed Company’s 2025 and our pioneering cloud marketplace earning a 5 star rating in the 2025 CRN awards as a Partner Program Guide winner!

Our Culture:
Culture is important to us, and at Pax8, it’s business, and it IS personal. We embody our behaviours - Compassionate Candour, Seek to Understand, We Before Me, Do What You Say, Light Up Learning and Driven by Passion!

We are passionate, creative, and unconventional. We work hard, keep it fun, and expect the best! Through our 4 core values - We Elev8 each other! We Advoc8 for our partners! We Innov8 continuously! We Celebr8 life!

As we expand across Europe, we have 11 offices supporting 20+ languages and our teams continue to grow! Come and be "work happy" with us! It's an exciting time to join us as Pax8 EMEA enter the next significant stage of our incredible journey! Our purpose is to help every small business turn their dreams into reality through the power of technology! Why not be a part of our success story?

You would be joining a rapidly growing team and the Marketplace Channel of the Year 2025 winner, bringing the success of a new cloud model to the EMEA region! As well as being a Great Place to Work and proud to be in the UK’s Best Workplaces in Tech 2025, you will be working in amazing award winning offices with our Farnborough UK office winning the silver Better Futures 2025 London Design Award!

Bursting with diversity across our business, we have been named as the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women 2025 with our Women leaders in EMEA being recognised globally on the 2025 Channels Chiefs list! We are constantly Uplifting Women In Technology (2025) and actively engage with and foster a diverse and inclusive workplace through our Employee Resource Groups!

More about Pax8:

• For all you tech minded people: discover the Pax8 Marketplace

• Our EMEA 2025 journey: Pax8 2025 Year in Review

• The FOMO is Real: Pax8 Beyond 2025

• Pax8 becoming the disruptor: Become the disruptor or be the disrupted

• Our amazing Partners and Vendors: Pax8 Partners and Vendors in EMEA Honoured as Award Recipients at Beyond 2025

• UK website: Pax8 UK

• NL website (launched 2025): Pax8 NL

• EU website: Pax8 EU

Get a feel for our progress, culture and how we constantly strive to be better and do better below:

• Taste our values & culture here: Pax8 and our people

• Great place to work: Great Place to Work Certification in the Netherlands | Germany | UK

• Our CEO Scott Chasin: Exciting Times - meet our new CEO

Equal Opportunities:
Pax8 are an equal opportunities employer and welcome individuals who are in possession of the appropriate requirements to work within the UK. Offered individuals will be asked to undertake identity, security compliance and reference checks. Your privacy is important to us. Your data will be held in accordance with GDPR best practices and processed only in accordance with our recruiting processes.

As part of our hiring process, we are required to undertake information verification checks on all candidates that are successful in their application with Pax8. As part of these checks Pax8 will request ID verification, reference requests and qualification checks (additional checks will be completed for UK candidates only, such as criminal and financial). All checks are completed by our third-party provider, First Advantage. Once checks have been completed all candidates will receive a copy for their records.

At Pax8, we care deeply about building genuine, trust‑based relationships — starting with how we hire. To protect our business, our teams, and our customers, we use a range of measures throughout the recruitment process to help confirm authenticity and prevent fraud. These safeguards are designed to be fair, respectful, and proportionate, and may evolve as risks change.

By applying, you acknowledge that we take steps to verify identity and representation during hiring. If you’re applying as your authentic self, you have nothing to worry about — we’re excited to meet you.

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