SOC Shift Lead

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SOC Shift Lead London £70,000£85,000 + 25% Shift Premium

Location: London On-site
Salary: £70,000£85,000 + 25% shift premium
Working Pattern: 24/7 SOC 28-day shift rotation

Were looking for experienced SOC Shift Leads to join a high-performing Security Operations Centre supporting a secure, large-scale technology environment in London.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone with a strong SOC background who can take ownership of escalated security incidents while leading, mentoring and developing SOC Analysts on shift.

Youll act as a key escalation point for complex and high-severity incidents, supporting incident containment, remediation and recovery while providing leadership across the SOC.

What youll be doing

• Leading the SOC team during your assigned shift and handling escalations
• Investigating and responding to medium and high-severity security incidents
• Supporting incident containment, remediation and recovery
• Mentoring, teaching and upskilling junior SOC Analysts
• Supporting threat hunting, detection improvement and incident response activities

What were looking for

• 6+ years experience across SOC, Incident Response or Threat Analysis
• Previous experience leading SOC teams and mentoring/developing junior analysts
• Strong security incident investigation and response experience
• Experience across areas such as threat hunting and incident response
• Good knowledge of SIEM/EDR tooling no specific SIEM platform is required
• Ability to confidently take ownership of escalations in a critical 24/7 environment

The role involves investigating xwwtmva escalated incidents, leading responses to higher-severity events and providing technical guidance to other SOC Analysts.

Package

• Competitive salary £70,000£85,000 (D.O.E.)
• 25% shift allowance
• 25 days annual leave
• Private medical insurance
• Additional paid volunteering days
• Ongoing training and career development

Security Requirements

Due to the nature of the work, appl
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