Soc Lead
Job Title: SOC Lead
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day Security Operations Centre (SOC) activities, ensuring timely monitoring, triage, investigation, and response to security incidents.
- Provide technical leadership and operational oversight across the security toolset, including SIEM, SOAR, endpoint security, user behaviour analytics, and data security platforms.
- Drive continuous improvement of SOC processes, detection use cases, incident response playbooks, and automation capabilities.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and technology teams to support organisational transformation initiatives.
- Mentor and support SOC analysts, providing incident management guidance, escalation handling, and subject matter expertise.
- Analyse emerging threats, security trends, and operational metrics to identify opportunities for strengthening detection, investigation, and response capabilities.
Essential Skills
- Proficiency in Security Operations, EDR, Security Analysis, and Incident Response.
- Experience with Databricks and other security toolsets such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Defender, Purview, and XSOAR.
- Experience leading a SOC
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- A degree in Cyber Security.
London, UK
Trading as TEKsystems. Allegis Group Limited, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. No Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. TEKsystems is a company within the Allegis Group network of companies (collectively referred to as "Allegis Group"). Aerotek, Aston Carter, EASi, Talentis Solutions, TEKsystems, Stamford Consultants and The Stamford Group are Allegis Group brands. If you apply, your personal data will be processed as described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice available at our website.
To access our Online Privacy Notice, which explains what information we may collect, use, share, and store about you, and describes your rights and choices about this, please go our website.
We are part of a global network of companies and as a result, the personal data you provide will be shared within Allegis Group and transferred and processed outside the UK, Switzerland and European Economic Area subject to the protections described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice. We store personal data in the UK, EEA, Switzerland and the USA. If you would like to exercise your privacy rights, please visit the "Contacting Us" section of our Online Privacy Notice on our website for details on how to contact us. To protect your privacy and security, we may take steps to verify your identity, such as a password and user ID if there is an account associated with your request, or identifying information such as your address or date of birth, before proceeding with your request. commitments under the UK Data Protection Act, EU-U.S. Privacy Shield or the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield.
Reference: 3145618364
Soc Lead
Posted on Jul 28, 2026 by TEKsystems
Job Title: SOC Lead
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day Security Operations Centre (SOC) activities, ensuring timely monitoring, triage, investigation, and response to security incidents.
- Provide technical leadership and operational oversight across the security toolset, including SIEM, SOAR, endpoint security, user behaviour analytics, and data security platforms.
- Drive continuous improvement of SOC processes, detection use cases, incident response playbooks, and automation capabilities.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and technology teams to support organisational transformation initiatives.
- Mentor and support SOC analysts, providing incident management guidance, escalation handling, and subject matter expertise.
- Analyse emerging threats, security trends, and operational metrics to identify opportunities for strengthening detection, investigation, and response capabilities.
Essential Skills
- Proficiency in Security Operations, EDR, Security Analysis, and Incident Response.
- Experience with Databricks and other security toolsets such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Defender, Purview, and XSOAR.
- Experience leading a SOC
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- A degree in Cyber Security.
London, UK
Trading as TEKsystems. Allegis Group Limited, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. No Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. TEKsystems is a company within the Allegis Group network of companies (collectively referred to as "Allegis Group"). Aerotek, Aston Carter, EASi, Talentis Solutions, TEKsystems, Stamford Consultants and The Stamford Group are Allegis Group brands. If you apply, your personal data will be processed as described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice available at our website.
To access our Online Privacy Notice, which explains what information we may collect, use, share, and store about you, and describes your rights and choices about this, please go our website.
We are part of a global network of companies and as a result, the personal data you provide will be shared within Allegis Group and transferred and processed outside the UK, Switzerland and European Economic Area subject to the protections described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice. We store personal data in the UK, EEA, Switzerland and the USA. If you would like to exercise your privacy rights, please visit the "Contacting Us" section of our Online Privacy Notice on our website for details on how to contact us. To protect your privacy and security, we may take steps to verify your identity, such as a password and user ID if there is an account associated with your request, or identifying information such as your address or date of birth, before proceeding with your request. commitments under the UK Data Protection Act, EU-U.S. Privacy Shield or the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield.
Reference: 3145618364
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