Head of SOC (Hybrid) - Incident Response & Security Ops

National Highways; Manchester; Ibrido; GBP 90.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

National Highways is recruiting a Lead SOC Manager to direct the Security Operations Centre, coordinate incident response, vulnerability management and threat intelligence across IT, OT, personnel and physical security. The role involves leading analysts, driving improvements, and coordinating with governance and senior stakeholders.

The hybrid role requires two days in the office weekly and may be based at any National Highways office in the UK, with travel to attend team meetings.

Competenze

• Proven experience leading diverse security teams and driving incident response.
• Advanced expertise in security incidents, investigations and post-incident reviews.
• Strong knowledge of threat detection, vulnerability management and security frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and ability to report to executives and government bodies.

Mansioni

• Set direction for the SOC and align priorities with organisational objectives and standards.
• Lead day-to-day delivery of the hybrid SOC, overseeing monitoring, response, and threat intel.
• Act as SME for technical security and coordinate major incident investigations.
• Drive security assessments, remediation processes and provide actionable recommendations.
• Mentor Security Analysts and promote knowledge sharing across teams and partners.
• Represent SOC in leadership forums and liaise with senior management and stakeholders.

Conoscenze

Security leadership

Incident management

Threat detection

SOC operations

MITRE ATT&CK knowledge

Strumenti

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

IDS/IPS

Descrizione del lavoro

National Highways is recruiting a Lead SOC Manager to direct the Security Operations Centre, coordinate incident response, vulnerability management and threat intelligence across IT, OT, personnel and physical security. The role involves leading analysts, driving improvements, and coordinating with governance and senior stakeholders.

The hybrid role requires two days in the office weekly and may be based at any National Highways office in the UK, with travel to attend team meetings.