Security Team Lead – Microsoft, SIEM & Sentinel, AlienVault – Hybrid – Manchester – £80,000–£90,000 + £5k Bonus
Can you demonstrate strong leadership experience within a managed security environment? Do you have deep expertise in Microsoft security technologies? Can you handle complex incidents and drive continuous service improvement?
We are partnered with one of Microsoft’s leading security partners and we are looking for an experienced Security Lead. You will be at the forefront of our security organisation, driving operational excellence, shaping the managed security services, and guiding a high‑performing global analyst team.
Key Skills & Experience
* Leading an Incident Response Team of technology-focused Analysts and Incident Responders (Team of 7)
* Performance management of the team
* Work with your line manager to agree and report on SLAs, OLAs, KPIs and metrics
* Act as first escalation point – technical and customer escalations
* Involvement in post‑incident activities and implementation of lessons learned activities
* Identify any development areas relating to Incident Response and own the required actions
* Work with internal and external teams to identify development and improvement opportunities and continually improve cyber practices and capabilities
* Deliver end‑to‑end SIEM/Sentinel solutions from an engineering perspective
* Drive continual tuning, enrichment and optimisation across Sentinel and align with other SIEM tools
* Knowledge and understanding of incident response frameworks such as NIST
* Demonstrable knowledge of SIEM data modelling, event normalization, and enrichment
This is an exceptional chance to join one of the fastest growing and most exciting security consultancies in the UK and become a leader within the organisation, collaborating with multiple areas of the business and playing a key role in the Microsoft Managed Security Service offering.
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