SOC Team Lead

beaumont; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Beaumont is seeking a hands-on security leader to build and develop its in-house SOC. You’ll lead analysts and oversee 24/7 operations, coordinating incident response and driving improvements across detection and response.

The successful candidate will mentor staff, implement playbooks, and shape security operations to stay technically involved while aligning with business goals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cybersecurity operations or SOC environments.
• 2+ years leading analysts, security operations or incident response.
• Strong experience with SIEM, EDR/XDR and Microsoft security.
• A practical approach to developing people and improving operations.
• Experience building a SOC or moving services in-house would be a real plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysts and manage 24/7 SOC operations.
• Coordinate incident response and escalation.
• Improve detection, playbooks and security processes.
• Develop and mentor SOC staff to raise capabilities.

Skills

5+ years cybersecurity operations

2+ years leading analysts

SIEM/EDR-XDR/Microsoft security

Developing people & improving ops

Experience building SOC in-house

Job description

Ready to build a team and shape how a SOC operates?

An established organisation is looking for a hands‑on security leader to help build and develop its in‑house SOC.

You’ll lead analysts, oversee 24/7 operations, coordinate incident response and improve detection, processes and playbooks.

What you’ll bring:

• 5+ years in cybersecurity operations or SOC environments
• 2+ years leading analysts, security operations or incident response
• Strong experience with SIEM, EDR/XDR and Microsoft security
• A practical approach to developing people and improving operations
• Experience building a SOC or moving services in‑house would be a real plus.

Competitive salary and benefits, with the opportunity to shape the function and stay technically involved.