best brute for regular SO build?

I'm about to go fremium for a while, both because I need a break and for finance reasons.

I just filled Tier8 in my reward tokens, but I don't think it allows IOs does it?
since I don;t want to buy an IO license either, I'm looking to make a brute that will be decent with just SOs in case I need to scratch the itch. I'll be leveling that character from scratch.

any ideas? I'm looking for a good combination of survivability and damage and will be teaming almost exclusively.

Edit: I don't have titan, SJ or Staff unlocked but I have 1500 points unspent in the store, so they are an option

If this GUIDE is current yes you get life time access to inventions at tier 7...

And i am no Expert but from what reading i have done.. Shield and SR seem to be the cheapest secondaries to soft cap on SOs.

Hope the Link helps and fiances get better for you soon!