Senior SOC Shift Lead - 24/7 Incident Response

慨正橡扯; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

慨正橡扯 is seeking a SOC Shift Lead to oversee incident investigation and analysis in London. This role involves leading teams in responding to high-severity incidents and mentoring analysts.

The ideal candidate will possess 7–10 years of experience in SOC or Incident Response and hold a relevant Bachelor’s degree. Key skills include in-depth knowledge of SIEM/EDR tools and strong analytical capabilities. The position requires working in shifts and provides competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years in SOC, Incident Response, or Threat Analysis roles.
• GCIA, GCIH, CompTIA CySA+, Microsoft SC‑200 or Splunk Certified Power User preferred.

Responsibilities

• Investigate escalated incidents to determine attack vectors and potential impact.
• Correlate events across multiple data sources for incident narratives.
• Execute containment and recovery activities with stakeholders.
• Lead response for medium to high‑severity incidents.
• Conduct tuning of detection rules in collaboration with the Security Content Engineer.
• Mentor L1 Analysts and provide technical guidance.
• Participate in SOC exercises and simulated incident response drills.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Knowledge of SIEM/EDR tools

Malware behaviour understanding

Incident handling methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

SIEM tools

EDR tools

Job description

慨正橡扯 is seeking a SOC Shift Lead to oversee incident investigation and analysis in London. This role involves leading teams in responding to high-severity incidents and mentoring analysts.

The ideal candidate will possess 7–10 years of experience in SOC or Incident Response and hold a relevant Bachelor’s degree. Key skills include in-depth knowledge of SIEM/EDR tools and strong analytical capabilities. The position requires working in shifts and provides competitive compensation.