German-Speaking Security Detection & Response Lead

Level Blue reduces risk and builds lasting resilience so organizations can innovate and advance their mission with confidence. As the world’s most analyst-recognized and largest pure-play managed security services provider, Level Blue elevates client outcomes that matter: stronger defense, faster response, and sustained business continuity. Level Blue combines AI-powered security operations, advanced threat intelligence, and elite human expertise to provide the most comprehensive portfolio of strategic advisory, managed security, offensive security, and incident response services.

UK BASED ONLY
- Employment Contract

We are looking for an experienced, hands-on cybersecurity professional to join our Global Security Operations team as a Senior or Principal Security Detection & Response Analyst and EU SOC Team Lead.

This is primarily a hands-on technical role with additional Team Lead responsibilities. You will operate as a Tier 2 or Tier 3 Security Detection & Response Analyst while providing day-to-day support, coordination, coaching and technical leadership to other analysts within the EU SOC.

Working

Schedule:

The working hours are 08:00–16:00 or 9:00–17:00 local time in the UK, depending on daylight saving time. The position follows a rotating working-day schedule that includes weekend coverage. Working days may rotate between Tuesday–Saturday and Sunday–Thursday, according to the team rotation. .

We are currently requiring candidates with Fluent German along with fluent English for this role. French language skills would be a plus.

As an analyst, you will investigate and respond to sophisticated security threats, act as an escalation point for other analysts, participate in threat hunting and incident response, and work directly with customers to protect their environments.

As Team Lead, you will help the EU SOC operate effectively on a day-to-day basis by supporting analysts, coordinating activity, monitoring workload and raising operational or resourcing concerns to SOC leadership. You will work closely with the EU SOC Director and other regional teams as part of our global follow-the-sun operating model.

The Level Blue Global SOC provides 24/7 active monitoring and proactive threat hunting services, delivering fast identification, response and analysis of threats to help keep our customers safe from today's and tomorrow's adversaries.

Key Responsibilities

• Security Analysis & Incident Response

  · Perform hands-on security analysis and investigation of complex endpoint and security alerts across MDR and MXDR environments.

  · Act as a technical escalation point for Tier 1 and Tier 2 analysts.

  · Piece together attack chains across complex customer environments including endpoint, cloud, identity, email and network technologies.

  · Participate in all stages of incident investigations, including taking decisive action in response to active breaches.

  · Conduct proactive threat hunting across customer environments to identify attackers, suspicious activity or remnants of compromise.

  · Research new and emerging attacks, threat actors, malware and attacker tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs).

  · Collect, process and exploit OSINT to support investigations, improve threat-hunting queries and contribute to Threat Alerts.

  · Engage directly with customers during investigations and escalations, communicating effectively with stakeholders ranging from SOC analysts to C-suite executives.

  · Remain actively involved in the analyst workload, supporting operational investigations and escalations as required.

  Team Lead Responsibilities

  Alongside your analyst responsibilities, you will provide day-to-day support and leadership to the EU SOC team.

  · Provide coaching, mentoring and technical guidance to EU SOC analysts.

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