SOC Shift Lead

SOC Shift Lead London £70,000£85,000 + 25% Shift Premium Location: London On-siteSalary: £70,000£85,000 + 25% shift premiumWorking Pattern: 24/7 SOC 28-day shift rotationWere 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 escalationsInvestigating and responding to medium and high-severity security incidentsSupporting incident containment, remediation and recoveryMentoring, teaching and upskilling junior SOC AnalystsSupporting threat hunting, detection improvement and incident response activitiesWhat were looking for 6+ years experience across SOC, Incident Response or Threat AnalysisPrevious experience leading SOC teams and mentoring/developing junior analystsStrong security incident investigation and response experienceExperience across areas such as threat hunting and incident responseGood knowledge of SIEM/EDR tooling no specific SIEM platform is requiredAbility to confidently take ownership of escalations in a critical 24/7 environmentThe role involves investigating 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 allowance25 days annual leavePrivate medical insuranceAdditional paid volunteering daysOngoing training and career developmentSecurity Requirements Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be eligible for Security Clearance .If youre an experienced SOC professional who enjoys combining hands-on security operations with leading and developing others , simply apply below or get in touch!TPBN1_UKTJ