Global SOC Director

Intelix.AI; Croydon; On-site; < GBP 1,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25% Bonus

30 Days Holiday

15% Pension

Full Health Care

Job summary

Intelix.AI is seeking an operational leader in Croydon for a hybrid role managing a follow-the-sun, 24x7 SOC. You will oversee major incident coordination and security governance across teams and third-party providers.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in security operations, incident response, and a track record of developing teams under pressure. This role offers competitive compensation, including a bonus, health care, and pension benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience leading security operations in a large-scale environment.
• Proven track record in incident response management.
• Strong understanding of audit readiness and governance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and resolve major incidents under pressure.
• Govern performance of third-party SOC/MDR providers.
• Embed leadership qualities in team development.

Skills

Security operations management

Incident response

Governance and audit readiness

Team leadership

Performance metrics management

Tools

Sentinel (SIEM)

Defender XDR

KQL-led detection engineering

Azure

AWS

Job description

London Croydon (hybrid) · FCA & DORA-regulated global financial services firm

Up to £130 + 25% Bonus, 30 Days Holiday, 15% Pension, Full Health Care +

This is an operational leadership role involving ownership of a follow-the-sun, 24×7 SOCaross EMEA where you will be the tasked with overall coordinating, escalating and resolving major incidents. This is a Hybrid model with advanced in-house teams plus third-party SOC & MDR providers you'll hold to accountability.

• Microsoft-native security operations
• Sentinel (SIEM), Defender XDR, KQL-led detection engineering
• Logic Apps automationMulti-cloud (Azure + AWS), cloud-native, policy-as-code
• FCA / PRA-regulated, DORA and audit readiness and control assurance are essential.

ROLE PROFILE & ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Major incident command – coordination, escalation and resolution under real pressure.
• Third-party SOC / MDR governance – performance, SLAs and genuine acco untability
• Operational governance – reporting, audit readiness, control assurance
• Developing the team, embedding leadership qualities
• Uplifting the operational rigour of the whole function

The ideal candidate will have led security operations at scale, including SOC and incident response Run major cyber incidents for real this isn't a role for someone who is sat sat on the bridge.

• Driven operational performance through metrics, reporting and structured governance
• Managed outsourced or third-party security services in a regulated environment
• Led and developed teams across multiple locations, and stayed decisive under pressure