SOC Lead - Security Operations Centre Lead - £73,000 + 20% Bonus

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a small senior level team of Security Analysts.
• Rapid response, detection, isolation and remediation of security incidents
• Responsible for effective use of operational security systems, including; configuration, tuning and coverage
• Responsible for establishing, maintaining and using operational security standards, processes, procedures and guidelines.
• Provide IT teams with security focused technical support and consultancy to ensure compliance with security policies, standards and regulations.
• Continuous improvement for operational security services.
• Retain a working knowledge of related security technical areas such as; application, network and host, to enable effective liaison with other technical groups and protection of information.
• Monitor internal and external security threats and known vulnerabilities, and ensure that technical controls are aligned to these.
• Development, maintenance and operational security compliance of security technical standards, procedures and guidelines
• Produce and disseminate management information in relation to security incidents, incident prevention activities and the performance of technical information security controls.
• Develop and operate processes and procedures that counteract threats and vulnerabilities.
• Keep abreast of emerging trends, technologies and regulations.
• Establish mechanisms, behaviours and culture to encourage the protection of information and information systems.
• Out of hours support required on a rota basis.

Required Experience

• Minimum of 6 years' experience of conducting security incident response activities within a Security Operations team.
• Demonstrable experience of working in a security operations team.
• Experience of using forensic investigative techniques.
• Experience of leading response and management of security incidents.
• Demonstrable experience in the identification and implementation of information security technical controls
• Experience of security engineering systems and controls, including, vulnerability management, web content filtering, intrusion prevention, SIEM & SOAR.
• Experience tracking threat actors or campaigns and their associated tactics, techniques, and tools
• Experience analysing logs and creating automated log correlation using SIEM technologies.
• Experience in integration, configuration, and automation of Security Operations tools ie SIEM, SOAR, ITSM, Vulnerability Management, Knowledge Management, Collaboration, etc.
• Experience of MITRE ATT&CK framework and NIST.
• The jobholder must have a thorough understanding of the wider threat landscape, attack vectors and actors
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• A Self Starter with the ability to lead and drive change through an organisation.
• Ability to build strong relationships and influence decisions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills are essential, as the jobholder must be able to operate effectively at all levels.
• Establish mechanisms, behaviours and culture to encourage the protection of information and information systems.

SOC Lead - Security Operations Centre Lead - £73,000 + 20% Bonus