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Soc Lead

United Kingdom · Job Posted May 14, 2026
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The Global Security Operations Centre (SOC) is a critical part of the organisation’s security capability, operating 24/7 across three regions. As the SOC Lead, you are responsible for ensuring the continuous monitoring, detection, investigation, and response to cyber threats. You will coordinate teams across all regions to maintain a unified, high‑quality monitoring capability, drive SOC strategy, embed automation and AI-driven improvements, and develop a high‑performing analyst team. This role requires strong leadership, technical understanding, excellent communication skills, and proven experience managing security operations within a global, follow‑the‑sun operating model.

Job Responsibility

  • Lead, mentor, and develop SOC analysts across three countries
  • Oversee day‑to‑day SOC monitoring activities
  • Provide expert guidance during investigations, escalations, and complex security incidents
  • Ensure all security events are triaged, investigated, documented, and remediated
  • Maintain high levels of situational awareness
  • Contribute to the long‑term SOC strategy
  • Drive maturity improvements aligned with frameworks
  • Identify and implement opportunities to enhance analyst effectiveness
  • Lead annual/quarterly SOC roadmap planning and execution
  • Drive adoption of AI‑assisted automated triage and machine‑learning‑based threat analysis
  • Partner with engineering teams to enhance SIEM/SOAR pipelines
  • Oversee tuning and optimisation of detection rules
  • Support incident investigations with technical leadership
  • Ensure learnings from incidents and threat intelligence are captured
  • Act as the SOC technical point of contact for internal stakeholders
  • Communicate technical threats clearly to non‑technical audiences
  • Lead regular SOC operational reviews
  • Develop and maintain SOC KPIs and OKRs
  • Track metrics such as MTTD, MTTR, alert volumes, false positives
  • Ensure continuous performance monitoring
  • Conduct case reviews, root‑cause analysis, and trend reporting
  • Build a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and accountability
  • Coach and mentor analysts
  • Conduct performance reviews
  • Foster an inclusive, high‑trust, globally aligned team environment

Requirements

  • 4+ years’ experience in SOC operations and security monitoring
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience leading and developing high‑performing teams
  • Strong understanding of SIEM platforms
  • Proven knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, and modern threat actor behaviours
  • Experience in global follow‑the‑sun SOC operations (desirable but not mandatory)
  • Strong communication, report writing, presentation, and stakeholder‑facing skills
  • Experience with SOAR technologies
  • Experience with detection content and playbooks
  • Familiarity with cloud environments (Azure, GCP) and cloud security practices
  • Background in AI/ML security tools or LLM integration within SOC workflows
  • Nice to have certifications (e.g., GCIH, GCIA, GCFE, GDAT, GCDA, GISP)

Nice to have

  • Experience with SOAR technologies
  • Experience with detection content and playbooks
  • Familiarity with cloud environments (Azure, GCP) and cloud security practices
  • Background in AI/ML security tools or LLM integration within SOC workflows
  • Nice to have certifications (e.g., GCIH, GCIA, GCFE, GDAT, GCDA, GISP)

What we offer

  • 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when they join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays)
  • Option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave
  • Eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service
  • Flexible working
  • Simply Health
  • Private Health Cover
  • Critical Illness Cover
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • 24-Hour Ecare
  • Financial & Mortgage Advice

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