SOC Manager — Lead Incident Response in London

Alastair LLP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch provided

35 days' annual leave

8% pension contributions

Healthcare

Cycle-to-work

Company events

Job summary

G-Research, based in London, is building a leading security operations centre to protect our high-performance compute and hybrid cloud environments. We seek a SOC Manager to guide a team of analysts, escalating and improving triage, investigations, and incident response.

You will shape detection rules, collaborate with CSIRT, and mentor staff while delivering reliable security operations and reporting on metrics.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in security operations or incident response.
• Experience leading or mentoring analysts; formal line-management experience is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of security fundamentals including network security, endpoints and attack paths.
• Experience coordinating incident response and making decisions under pressure.
• Track record of improving operational quality and consistency within a team.
• Practical experience with SIEM, XDR or SOAR tools.
• Clear communication with technical teams and senior stakeholders.
• Scripting or automation experience (Python/PowerShell/Bash) desirable; cloud or HPC exposure beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead, line-manage and develop a team of analysts.
• Own day-to-day delivery of triage, investigation and incident response.
• Set and maintain standards for case quality, documentation and process.
• Manage rotas and handovers for consistent coverage.
• Coach analysts across alert triage, forensics and threat hunting.
• Drive continuous improvement of workflows, tooling and processes.
• Report on team performance and operational metrics.
• Help shape detection rules, analytics and playbooks with CSIRT analysts.

Skills

Security operations

Incident response

Team leadership

SIEM/XDR/SOAR

Cloud/Hybrid compute

Scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash)

Stakeholder communication

Tools

SIEM

XDR

SOAR

Python scripting

Job description

G-Research, based in London, is building a leading security operations centre to protect our high-performance compute and hybrid cloud environments. We seek a SOC Manager to guide a team of analysts, escalating and improving triage, investigations, and incident response.

You will shape detection rules, collaborate with CSIRT, and mentor staff while delivering reliable security operations and reporting on metrics.