Lead Security Engineer - Southampton (Hybrid)

InfraView Ltd; Southampton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

InfraView Ltd in Southampton is seeking a Lead Security Engineer to combine hands-on cyber security expertise with technical leadership within a Hybrid role.

You will lead a SOC team, own the security tooling stack (SIEM, SOAR, EDR), drive incident response and post-incident reviews, and work with engineering teams to boost automation and operational efficiency while onboarding new customers and tuning use cases.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with SIEM, SOAR, EDR and modern security tooling.
• Senior escalation point for complex security incidents.
• Drive incident response, investigations and post-incident reviews.
• Own and enhance the SOC tooling environment, including SIEM, SOAR and EDR platforms.
• Work closely with engineering teams to improve automation and operational efficiency.
• Oversee the onboarding of new customers, including log ingestion, alert tuning and use case development.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase SOC maturity and capability.
• Stay ahead of emerging cyber threats and implement best practice security operations.
• Strong knowledge of incident response, threat detection and security monitoring.
• Excellent understanding of networking, cyber security principles and threat intelligence.
• Experience working within an MSSP or customer-facing environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Hands‑on experience with SIEM, SOAR, EDR and modern security tooling.
• Act as the senior escalation point for complex security incidents.
• Drive incident response, investigations and post-incident reviews.
• Own and enhance the SOC tooling environment, including SIEM, SOAR and EDR platforms.
• Work closely with engineering teams to improve automation and operational efficiency.
• Oversee the onboarding of new customers, including log ingestion, alert tuning and use case development.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase SOC maturity and capability.
• Stay ahead of emerging cyber threats and implement best practice security operations.
• Strong knowledge of incident response, threat detection and security monitoring.
• Excellent understanding of networking, cyber security principles and threat intelligence.
• Experience working within an MSSP or customer-facing environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Skills

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

Incident response

Threat detection

Security monitoring

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Defender

Job description

Lead Security Engineer - Southampton (Hybrid) - £70,000 - £80,000

Are you an experienced SOC professional looking to take the next step into a technical leadership role?

We're partnering with a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) in Southampton that is looking for an experienced Lead Security Engineer. This is a fantastic opportunity to combine hands‑on technical expertise with people leadership, helping to shape and develop a modern, high-performing SOC.

You’ll lead a team of talented analysts, drive continuous improvement, own the security technology stack, and play a key role in delivering exceptional cyber security services to customers.

What You'll Be Doing

• Hands‑on experience with SIEM, SOAR, EDR and modern security tooling.
• Act as the senior escalation point for complex security incidents.
• Drive incident response, investigations and post-incident reviews.
• Own and enhance the SOC tooling environment, including SIEM, SOAR and EDR platforms.
• Work closely with engineering teams to improve automation and operational efficiency.
• Oversee the onboarding of new customers, including log ingestion, alert tuning and use case development.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase SOC maturity and capability.
• Stay ahead of emerging cyber threats and implement best practice security operations.
• Strong knowledge of incident response, threat detection and security monitoring.
• Excellent understanding of networking, cyber security principles and threat intelligence.
• Experience working within an MSSP or customer-facing environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable Experience

• Microsoft Sentinel
• Other cloud-native SIEM platforms.
• Microsoft Defender
• MITRE framework.
• Wider Security technical skilks
• ISO 27001 / NIST knowledge.

If you're passionate about cyber security, enjoy leading teams, and want to make a real impact within a growing organisation, we'd love to hear from you.