SIOC Shift Lead – Cloud Security & Infra Ops

UBDS Digital; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training

Private medical cover

Discretionary bonus

25 Days holiday + birthdays

EV salary sacrifice

Pension scheme

Death in service

Job summary

UBDS Group in Manchester (office-based) is seeking an experienced SIOC Shift Lead to protect, support and optimise critical customer environments. This technical leadership role blends Security Operations (SOC) and Infrastructure Operations (IOC) to lead incident response, mentor engineers and deliver top-tier managed services.

You will monitor alerts across SIEM/EDR and cloud platforms, provide 2nd/3rd line support for Azure, AWS and enterprise infra, troubleshoot complex cloud and network

Qualifications

• Experience leading security incidents and major operational incidents.
• Strong knowledge of SIEM, EDR and cloud platforms.
• Experience with Azure, AWS and enterprise infra.
• ITIL service management understanding is desirable.
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead security investigations and major operational incidents.
• Monitor and respond to alerts across SIEM, EDR and cloud platforms.
• Provide 2nd and 3rd line support across Azure, AWS and enterprise infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud, networking and security issues.
• Mentor and support SIOC Engineers.
• Drive service improvements, automation and operational excellence.
• Work closely with customers, internal teams and technology partners.

Skills

Azure

AWS

Windows Server

Entra ID

Networking

Firewalls

SIEM

Incident response

ITIL

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Defender

Intune

PowerShell

Python

KQL

Job description

UBDS Group in Manchester (office-based) is seeking an experienced SIOC Shift Lead to protect, support and optimise critical customer environments. This technical leadership role blends Security Operations (SOC) and Infrastructure Operations (IOC) to lead incident response, mentor engineers and deliver top-tier managed services.

You will monitor alerts across SIEM/EDR and cloud platforms, provide 2nd/3rd line support for Azure, AWS and enterprise infra, troubleshoot complex cloud and network