Lead SOC Analyst - Cyber Defense (DV Eligible)

Fynity; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fynity in Farnborough seeks a SOC Shift Lead to manage a team protecting critical Aero, Defence, and Security systems. You’ll mentor analysts, triage incidents, and analyze logs across multiple clients using SIEM tools. DV clearances are relevant and you’ll work with cutting-edge security tech.

Role emphasizes leadership, threat detection, and close collaboration with clients. Strong scripting skills and CREST/SOC certs are a bonus. On-site position with day/night shifts.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a SOC team and mentoring analysts.
• Hands-on with Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, or similar SIEM.
• Strong knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and threat-informed defence.
• DV eligible – sole British national.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of SOC Analysts.
• Monitor, triage, and investigate security incidents on critical infrastructure.
• Analyse logs, network traffic, and system events to spot threats.
• Improve detection rules and leverage MITRE ATT&CK concepts.
• Represent the SOC in meetings and client discussions.

Skills

Team leadership

Incident response

MITRE ATT&CK

Threat-informed defence

Python scripting

PowerShell scripting

CREST/SOC certs

QRadar

Microsoft Sentinel

Splunk

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Splunk

QRadar

Job description

Fynity in Farnborough seeks a SOC Shift Lead to manage a team protecting critical Aero, Defence, and Security systems. You’ll mentor analysts, triage incidents, and analyze logs across multiple clients using SIEM tools. DV clearances are relevant and you’ll work with cutting-edge security tech.

Role emphasizes leadership, threat detection, and close collaboration with clients. Strong scripting skills and CREST/SOC certs are a bonus. On-site position with day/night shifts.