Senior SOC Analyst/SOC Team Lead

TSR Select; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

IT MSP in Basildon is seeking a SOC Team Lead to head a team of 10, hybrid with 2 days in the office. You will lead incident response, mentor engineers, and drive proactive security programs across the client base.

This role requires clear communication with non-technical stakeholders, hands-on security leadership, and the ability to build and improve processes. Salary is £40,000–£50,000. A dynamic MSP environment offers practical, hands-on security leadership and career growth.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a security operations function, ideally in an MSP.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Microsoft 365 security tooling (Defender, Entra ID, Purview).
• Experience building or improving processes, documentation and standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead Incident Response for high-impact cyber attacks and containment strategies.
• Mentor security engineers and analysts while improving technical capabilities.
• Drive threat-hunting programs, tabletop exercises, and Zero Trust architectures.

Skills

Security leadership

Incident response

Communication

People management

Education

CompTIA Security+

Microsoft SC-200

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Entra ID

Purview

ConnectWise

Autotask

Halo

Job description

Role: SOC Team Lead - Team of 10

Location: Basildon/Hybrid - 2 day in the office

Company: IT MSP - 210+ Staff - £67m Turnover

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Incident Response: Handle high-impact cyber attacks and direct containment strategies.
• Manage Teams: Mentor security engineers and analysts while improving technical capabilities.
• Drive Proactive Security: Build threat-hunting programs, tabletop exercises, and Zero Trust architectures.
• Advise Stakeholders: Bridge the gap between deep technical telemetry and executive business strategy.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience leading, or acting as a senior member of, a security helpdesk, SOC or security operations function, ideally within an MSP.
• Strong hands‑on knowledge of Microsoft 365 security tooling, including Defender, Entra ID and Purview.
• Experience building or substantially improving processes, documentation and standards, not just following ones already in place.
• Confident triaging and prioritising a high volume of tickets and alerts under pressure.
• Clear communicator, able to explain security issues and risk to non-technical clients and colleagues.
• People leadership experience: coaching, performance management and rota or resource planning.
• Security certifications such as CompTIA Security+, Microsoft SC-200, or equivalent.
• Experience with ITSM or PSA ticketing platforms, such as ConnectWise, Autotask or Halo.
• Familiarity with DLP, SIEM or endpoint telemetry tooling.
• Exposure to compliance frameworks such as ISO 27001 or Cyber Essentials Plus.

My client is not able to offer sponsorship of any kind, and you must be able to get into Basildon 2 days a week.