SOC Manager: Lead MDR & High-Impact Security Ops

MAC Recruit Group Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Additional day off per year of service

Other benefits

Job summary

MAC Recruit Group Ltd is seeking a SOC Manager to lead the Security Operations Centre, develop analysts and shape the Managed Detection & Response capability for a growing cyber security practice. This hands-on leadership role blends team building, process improvement and client engagement with technical depth for investigations.

You will line-manage SOC analysts, oversee service delivery across multiple clients, drive incident response quality, refine playbooks and support growth.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a SOC or security operations team
• Strong knowledge of SIEM, EDR/XDR, and incident response
• Ability to communicate security topics to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Line manage and mentor SOC Analysts and Senior SOC Analysts
• Oversee Managed Detection & Response delivery across clients
• Improve investigation quality and refine playbooks and SOPs
• Support technical discussions with prospective clients and onboarding planning

Skills

SOC leadership

Incident response

Stakeholder comms

MSSP/MDR experience

Team development

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Defender

Job description

MAC Recruit Group Ltd is seeking a SOC Manager to lead the Security Operations Centre, develop analysts and shape the Managed Detection & Response capability for a growing cyber security practice. This hands-on leadership role blends team building, process improvement and client engagement with technical depth for investigations.

You will line-manage SOC analysts, oversee service delivery across multiple clients, drive incident response quality, refine playbooks and support growth.