SOC Shift Lead

SOC Shift Lead London £70,000 £ 85,000  25% Shift Premium

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London On-site Salary: £70,000 £ 85,000  25% shift premium Working Pattern: 24/7 SOC 28-day shift rotation Were looking for experienced SOC Shift Leads to join a high-performing Security Operations Centre supporting a secure, large-scale technology environment in London. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone with a strong SOC background who can take ownership of escalated security incidents while leading, mentoring and developing SOC Analysts on shift.

Youll act as a key escalation point for complex and high-severity incidents, supporting incident containment, remediation and recovery while providing leadership across the SOC. What youll be doing Leading the SOC team during your assigned shift and handling escalations Investigating and responding to medium and high-severity security incidents Supporting incident containment, remediation and recovery Mentoring, teaching and upskilling junior SOC Analysts Supporting threat hunting, detection improvement and incident response activities What were looking for 6 years experience across SOC, Incident Response or Threat Analysis Previous experience leading SOC teams and mentoring/developing junior analysts Strong security incident investigation and response experience Experience across areas such as threat hunting and incident response Good knowledge of SIEM/EDR tooling no specific SIEM platform is required Ability to confidently take ownership of escalations in a critical 24/7 environment The role involves investigating escalated incidents, leading responses to higher-severity events and providing technical guidance to other SOC Analysts.

Package Competitive salary £70,000 £ 85,000 (D.O.E.) 25% shift allowance 25 days annual leave Private medical insurance Additional paid volunteering days Ongoing training and career development Security Requirements Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be eligible for Security Clearance . If youre an experienced SOC professional who enjoys combining hands-on security operations with leading and developing others , simply apply below or get in touch!