Overview
Tesco UK – Welwyn Garden City • Hybrid • Full-Time. You can expect to spend around 60% of your time in office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Tesco supports flexible working arrangements.
Responsibilities
* Lead an effective and efficient Security Operations Centre (SOC) service that delivers timely detection, analysis, and response to security alerts and incidents.
* Ensure continuous improvement and alignment of new initiatives with the broader security strategy, reporting on implementation.
* Stay ahead of the cyber threat landscape within Tesco verticals (retail, transport, fuel, pharmacy) and guide the team through complex operational landscapes and incidents.
* Develop team leadership skills and technical capabilities; encourage industry-leading investigative analysis through comprehensive response playbooks, detection use cases, automations, and research/ tooling enhancements.
* Lead service improvements through projects with clear plans, implementation, and progress updates.
* Monitor and assess managed security service provider performance, ensuring alignment to contracted services and SLAs.
* Maintain high-quality standards through regular audits, evaluations, and continuous improvement.
* Collaborate closely with cybersecurity, technology, and business teams across Tesco.
Requirements / Qualifications
* Demonstrable experience (4+ years) leading a high-performance security team, including analysts at all levels.
* Proficiency in security operations, technical analysis, investigations, and incident response in large-scale, on-premise and cloud environments.
* Strong understanding of security threats facing large enterprises and the challenges these present to the SOC.
* Experience with enterprise security technologies (EDR, SIEM, SOAR) and with operating systems, networks, cloud, and complex architectures.
* Familiarity with at least one scripting language (e.g., Python, PowerShell).
* Aware of how AI can be applied in threat detection and incident response to enhance security posture.
* Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to think critically and lead technical investigations; ability to perform under pressure with integrity.
* Training/certifications such as SANS LDR551, SEC504, FOR508, ITIL are desirable but not required.
What’s in it for you
* Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
* Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
* Private medical insurance; 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 year’s service) with 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, plus 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave
* Free 24/7 virtual GP service
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family
About us
We’re a supermarket, technology company, and more. Our colleagues work to make every day better for customers, colleagues, and communities worldwide. We champion flexible working and inclusion; talk to us about what works for you.
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