Security Operations Manager

Location & Compensation

Hybrid with flexible base location. London: £67,822 – £93,254 per annum. National: £61,699 – £84,836 per annum.

36 hours per week – flexible options considered. Contract Type:
Permanent.

This is a great opportunity to join our team – Employer of the Year. Housing Heroes awards 2025. Are you a strong leader with excellent people‑management skills? Are you able to motivate and develop a team? We’re looking for someone with experience in leading a SOC team and managing security incidents to provide leadership and expertise to guide security operations in monitoring and responding to security events.

• Lead and manage the SOC team and security incident response.
• Research and implement proactive measures to protect against cyber‑attacks and manage incidents.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive cyber resilience strategy aligned with regulation and industry best practices.
• Define objectives, priorities and metrics to measure the organization’s resilience to cyber threats.
• Maintain awareness of emerging cyber threats, vulnerabilities and trends through threat intelligence sources.
• Deploy and use SIEM technologies, Azure Security Solutions, Defender for endpoint, Defender for Identity and Office 365.
• Develop Microsoft Sentinel Kusto queries to support analytics and hunting capabilities.
• Demonstrate a significant understanding of enterprise Windows security controls, implementations and architectures.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and stakeholders, establishing procedures for incident handling, escalation and coordination.
• Identify, analyse and propose solutions for emerging cyber threats and vulnerabilities.

• Strong leadership and excellent people‑management skills, with experience motivating and developing a team.
• Experience leading a SOC team and managing security incident response.
• Proficient with SIEM technologies and Azure Security Solutions.
• Experience with Defender for endpoint, Defender for Identity, Office 365 and Microsoft Sentinel Kusto queries.
• In‑depth knowledge of enterprise Windows security controls and architectures.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to collaborate with cross‑functional teams.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to analyse emerging threats and vulnerabilities.
• Eligible to work in the UK; residency in England or Wales required.

This hybrid role requires working from a base location in England. Candidates need to work from the London and/or Norwich office at least once every two weeks, with occasional travel.

Our benefits package supports your lifestyle. Learn more about the range of benefits here.

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Closing Date:
Wednesday 25th February 2026 at midnight.