Manager SOC Security Specialist

Location: G  Cheltenham Jessop House

Department: Cyber Services and Capabilities

Rijswijk or UK (Manchester, Cheltenham or London)

As a SOC Specialist Manager within NCC Groups MXDR SOC, your role is pivotal in improving the efficacy of the current operating SOC. This role focuses on improving the existing processes and detections within the SOC, across all our tech stacks that support the SOC services.

• Co‑coordinate the reviews of recommended alert filtering opportunities that have been flagged by analysts and implement filters in detection logic at the appropriate point, liaising with our detection engineering team to drive down FP rates.
• Co‑coordinate the baselining of clients that are being onboarded; reviewing new clients’ estates and applying recommended filters where possible to present an acceptable level of alerting to the relevant SOC Manager prior to the go‑live date. This covers our MXDR Splunk, Sentinel, EDR, MNIA, MIS, OXM, IDS/IPS and DDoS services.
• Co‑coordinate the overarching playbook templates, playbook creation and playbook maintenance for all services supported by the SOC.
• Collaborate with the SOC management team on process alignment, onboarding clients and the standardization of operating playbooks.
• Support the Head of SOC UK in client engagements across our Leeds & Manchester offices, as well as occasional on‑site visits to clients when necessary.
• Conduct monthly/half‑year/yearly performance evaluation and mentorship for a small team of direct reports.
• Regularly update the Head of SOC with improvement metrics, and advise on the MXDR strategy moving forwards with regards to specific improvements that can be identified in your role.

• Experience with in a SOC team lead role (flexible based on experience and technical level).
• Strong people management and leadership skills.
• Strong desire to improve and perfect processes, following an overall strategy of excellence.

• Experience with in any SOC operations role.
• Splunk Certified Power/Advanced Power User.
• Microsoft SC200 Certified.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines.
• CompTIA Certifications (Security+/Network+/Linux+).
• Crest, GIAC or CISSP Certification.
• Degree in a related field.
• Other relevant certifications.

• Flexible Working
• Generous Holiday Allowance – 25 days of holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days.
• Medicash & Critical Illness Scheme.
• Financial & Investment Benefits – Pension, Life Assurance and Share Save Scheme.
• Community & Volunteering Programmes.
• Green Car Scheme.
• Cycle‑to‑work Scheme.
• Special Time Off – for life events such as marriage, civil partnership, grand parenting or welcoming a new pet.
• Family Planning – generous maternity and paternity leave, and support for fertility treatments.

Please note that this role involves mandatory pre‑employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process.

We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.