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Tesco UK – Welwyn Garden City • Hybrid • Full-Time. You can expect to spend around 60% of your time in office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Tesco supports flexible working arrangements.

• Lead an effective and efficient Security Operations Centre (SOC) service that delivers timely detection, analysis, and response to security alerts and incidents.
• Ensure continuous improvement and alignment of new initiatives with the broader security strategy, reporting on implementation.
• Stay ahead of the cyber threat landscape within Tesco verticals (retail, transport, fuel, pharmacy) and guide the team through complex operational landscapes and incidents.
• Develop team leadership skills and technical capabilities; encourage industry-leading investigative analysis through comprehensive response playbooks, detection use cases, automations, and research/ tooling enhancements.
• Lead service improvements through projects with clear plans, implementation, and progress updates.
• Monitor and assess managed security service provider performance, ensuring alignment to contracted services and SLAs.
• Maintain high-quality standards through regular audits, evaluations, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate closely with cybersecurity, technology, and business teams across Tesco.

• Demonstrable experience (4+ years) leading a high-performance security team, including analysts at all levels.
• Proficiency in security operations, technical analysis, investigations, and incident response in large-scale, on-premise and cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of security threats facing large enterprises and the challenges these present to the SOC.
• Experience with enterprise security technologies (EDR, SIEM, SOAR) and with operating systems, networks, cloud, and complex architectures.
• Familiarity with at least one scripting language (e.g., Python, PowerShell).
• Aware of how AI can be applied in threat detection and incident response to enhance security posture.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to think critically and lead technical investigations; ability to perform under pressure with integrity.
• Training/certifications such as SANS LDR551, SEC504, FOR508, ITIL are desirable but not required.

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance; 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 year’s service) with 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, plus 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family

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