Security Operations Lead

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Job Description

Permanent | Hybrid (23 days onsite, Warrington)
Salary: c. £80,000 per annum + benefits
Security Clearance: SC Eligible (UK)


An organisation operating within the UKs critical national infrastructure sector is expanding its Cyber Security Operations capability and is seeking an experienced SOC Engineering Team Lead to play a key role in strengthening and modernising its security operations.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership role, responsible for the engineering, optimisation and continuous improvement of SOC platforms and tooling in a highly regulated, mission-critical environment.

Youll lead a specialist team of engineers, work closely with cyber operations and architecture functions, and help shape the long-term cyber security roadmap.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the delivery, maintenance and continuous improvement of SOC engineering platforms and services

  • Own the lifecycle management of SOC tooling, ensuring platforms are secure, scalable and reliable

  • Oversee log ingestion pipelines, integrations and onboarding across hybrid environments

  • Provide technical leadership across Microsoft Sentinel, Defender and Azure security services

  • Drive automation and SOAR capability using Logic Apps and playbooks

  • Work closely with detection engineers and threat hunters to enable effective use cases

  • Manage supplier relationships and ensure services meet agreed SLAs and KPIs

  • Monitor platform performance, costs, ingestion volumes and optimisation opportunities

  • Contribute to long-term SOC capability planning and cyber security strategy

  • Line manage, mentor and develop a team of SOC engineers

  • Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders


Essential:

  • Proven experience in SOC engineering, security architecture or similar cyber security roles

  • Strong leadership and people-management capability

  • In-depth knowledge of Microsoft security technologies (Sentinel, Defender, Log Analytics, Azure)

  • Experience with scripting and automation (PowerShell, Python, Logic Apps)

  • Strong understanding of cyber security frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, NCSC CAF, NIST CSF)

  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence across teams

  • A proactive, detail-oriented and problem-solving mindset

  • Eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC)


Desirable:

  • Microsoft security certifications (SC-200, AZ-500, SC-100)

  • Experience working in regulated or high-assurance environments (e.g. critical infrastructure, defence, nuclear)

  • Membership of professional bodies (e.g. CIISec, BCS)


Working Arrangements & Benefits

  • Hybrid working: 23 days per week onsite in Warrington

  • Competitive salary of around £80,000 per annum

  • Comprehensive benefits package

  • Long-term, permanent opportunity in a high-impact environment

  • Opportunity to shape and build a critical SOC engineering capability.


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