SOC Team Lead - Systems Integrator

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Join a leading UK IT, telecoms, and cyber-security provider supporting over 500 businesses and 50,000 users with secure, reliable connectivity. Established in 2011, the organisation has grown into a trusted internet service and managed security provider, connecting businesses of all sizes across the UK. It delivers flexible, scalable solutions that allow clients to easily add new services and users as they grow, supporting everyone from small start-ups to large enterprises with seamless, secure digital infrastructure.

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Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a team of SOC Analysts (Tier 1 & Tier 2)
• Act as an escalation point for high-severity and complex security incidents
• Oversee incident response including investigation, containment, and recovery
• Work directly with clients during major security incidents
• Drive improvements across detection, response, and SOC processes
• Tune and optimise SIEM, EDR/XDR, and security tooling
• Develop and maintain playbooks, runbooks, and automation
• Support hiring, onboarding, and mentoring of SOC team members
• Collaborate with wider security and engineering teams
• Report on SOC performance, incidents, and trends to senior stakeholders

Skills/Must have:

• Strong experience within a SOC environment, ideally in a senior or lead capacity
• Proven experience handling complex security incidents end-to-end
• Hands-on experience with SIEM and EDR/XDR platforms
• Strong knowledge of cyber threats, attack techniques, and defence strategies
• Solid networking and firewall knowledge
• Fortinet experience is essential
• Experience mentoring or leading junior team members
• Strong communication skills with client-facing experience

Benefits:

• Opportunity to lead and shape a growing SOC function
• Exposure to high-impact and complex security incidents
• Clear progression into senior leadership roles
• Collaborative and fast-paced environment
• Influence over tooling, processes, and team development

Salary:

• £65,000 - £70,000 base salary