Lead Technical Engineer

Anson Mccade; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Anson Mccade in the United Kingdom seeks a Lead Technical Engineer for a hybrid contract role based in Frimley, with client sites. You will lead SOC solution design, deployment and delivery for customers, guiding small engineering teams and overseeing implementation.

The role is 40 hours per week, on a day rate of £792, requiring strong senior-level SOC experience, SIEM/EDR/SOAR expertise, on‑premises and cloud deployments, and SC clearance.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of senior-level experience in SOC deployment.
• Hands-on experience designing, building, and operating SOC tech including SIEM/SOAR/EDR.
• Experience with on-prem and cloud architectures and security best practices.
• Strong networking knowledge (OSI/TCP-IP, subnets, VLANs).
• Broad cybersecurity fundamentals including threat mitigation and risk assessment.
• Experience in systems administration, endpoint security/EDR, AD/LDAP access control.
• UK Security Check (SC) clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-level to deployment-level designs for security solutions.
• Specify infrastructure requirements (RAM, disk, CPU, network).
• Support cloud, containerized, and on-prem VM environments.
• Design network security devices, VLANs, DNS, identity management.
• Oversee implementation activities and ensure criteria are met.
• Develop test procedures for functional and non-functional requirements.
• Review and approve release documentation and requirements traceability.
• Lead technology designs and drive end-to-end deployment for customers.

Skills

SOC deployment

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

Vulnerability Management

Threat Intelligence

Networking knowledge

Cybersecurity fundamentals

Cloud/On-Prem architecture

Team leadership

Tools

Active Directory

LDAP

Job description

Salary: £37,000 - 68,500 per year

Requirements:

• 5-8 years of senior-level experience, with proven capability in SOC deployment for previous clients.
• Strong hands-on experience designing, building, and operating SOC technology, including at least two of: SIEM, SOAR, EDR, Vulnerability Management, or Threat Intelligence.
• Proven delivery record in SIEM onboarding and configuring applications for high data-ingest rates in cloud and/or on-prem environments.
• Experience with on-prem and cloud architectures, including compute and storage services, scalability, resilience, OS installation and administration, and security best practices such as least privilege and encryption.
• Strong knowledge of networking, including OSI and TCP/IP models, IP addressing, subnetting, routing protocols, LAN/WAN configurations, ACLs, and VLANs.
• Solid understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals, including threat mitigation, risk assessment, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and TTPs.
• Experience in systems administration, including endpoint security/EDR, user access control such as Active Directory and LDAP, and server hardening.
• UK Security Check (SC) clearance required.

Responsibilities:

• Lead high-level designs, low-level designs, and deployment-level designs for security solutions, specifying component interfaces.
• Specify infrastructure requirements such as RAM, disk, CPU, and network.
• Support cloud, containerized, and on-premises VM environments.
• Design network security devices, routers, switches, VLANs, DNS, and identity management capabilities.
• Oversee implementation activities and ensure entry and exit criteria are met.
• Develop test procedures for functional and non-functional requirements.
• Review and approve release documentation, guides, and requirements traceability matrices.
• Lead technology designs, guide small engineering teams, and drive end-to-end deployment for customers.

Technologies:

• Active Directory
• Cloud
• Support
• LAN
• LDAP
• Network
• Security
• TCP/IP
• DevOps

More:

We are seeking an experienced and client-facing Lead Technical Engineer for a contract role based in Frimley and client sites, working in a hybrid arrangement with approximately 12 weeks per month onsite plus domestic and international travel. The role is a 40-hour week contract at a day rate of £792, with a focus on leading SOC solution design, deployment, and delivery for customers.

last updated 38 week of 2026