About the role
You will lead and drive the expansion of a SOC function within BT Business, delivering protective monitoring to critical missions in the division. Your team will maintain and create dashboards, searches, rules and alerts in Elastic SIEM, integrating threat intelligence to stay ahead of emerging threats. The SOC will provide a reassuring, watchful eye over BT’s operational environments, enabling other teams to execute their missions with confidence.
Location: Cheltenham, Ipswich or Manchester. Working Hours: Mon‑Fri, 37.5 hours. This role requires on‑site presence during working hours.
Security Clearance: DV level required. Must have lived in the UK for 10+ years to obtain clearance.
What you’ll be doing
* Take responsibility for day‑to‑day security operations across multiple environments, setting your own standards for protective monitoring in agreement with the projects you support.
* Develop and execute a long‑term growth strategy for the SOC team, seeking stakeholder input and executive buy‑in.
* Mentor and support direct reports to achieve their developmental goals.
* Triage, investigate and respond to alerts raised in the SIEM according to customer‑specific operating models.
* Regularly communicate with the Divisional Head of Security regarding the effectiveness of your team and progress towards its growth strategy.
Essential Skills / Experience
* Threat hunting
* Intrusion detection and analysis
* Stakeholder management
* Incident management
* Cyber threat intelligence
Desirable Skills / Experience
* Technical: SIEM engineering and optimisation, detection engineering, threat analysis and triage, incident response, threat hunting, process development and standardisation.
* Leadership: effective communication, goal setting and delegation.
* Negotiation: ability to compromise while achieving the team’s goals.
* Planning: organise tasks in the right order, ensuring workloads are at the right level for yourself and your direct reports.
* Prior experience as a senior SOC analyst or team lead.
Our Package
* 10% on target annual bonus
* Online private GP 24/7 for you and your immediate family
* Market‑leading paid carers leave with up to 2 weeks off
* Equalised maternity, paternity and adoption leave—18 weeks full pay and 8 weeks half pay
* Discounted BT products including mobile and broadband
* Market‑leading pension scheme: 5% from you and 10% from us
* Holiday purchase scheme
Additional benefits such as healthcare, dental, gym memberships and more can be selected when you’re ready.
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