SOC Shift Lead – Defence / National Security
Location: Stevenage, England, United Kingdom
Sector: Defence / National Security
Key Responsibilities
* Incident Command: Lead the response to high-priority security incidents, coordinating the "hands-on-keyboard" effort and providing technical guidance during complex investigations.
* Team Leadership: Supervise and mentor a shift of analysts, conducting quality control on tickets and ensuring consistent performance across the team.
* Threat Hunting: Proactively pivot from known indicators of compromise (IOCs) to hunt for sophisticated actors within the environment.
* Stakeholder Communication: Translate technical findings into clear, concise briefings for senior leadership and the Ministry/Department of Defence during active incidents.
* Process Improvement: Identify gaps in current detection logic and work with the SOC Engineering team to develop new SIEM rules, SOAR playbooks, and automated responses.
* Compliance & Reporting: Ensure all shift activities comply with regulatory frameworks (e.g., JSP 440, NIST, or ISO 27001) and produce detailed shift handover reports.
Compensation & Benefits
* Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
* Base up to £70,000
* Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
* Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave—with enhancements available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
* Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
Seniorities & Employment
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Information Technology
* Industries: Staffing and Recruiting
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