Security Operations Lead

Permanent | Hybrid (23 days onsite, Warrington)

Salary: c. £80,000 per annum + benefits

Security Clearance: SC Eligible (UK)

An organisation operating within the UKs critical national infrastructure sector is expanding its Cyber Security Operations capability and is seeking an experienced SOC Engineering Team Lead to play a key role in strengthening and modernising its security operations.

This is a senior, hands‑on leadership role, responsible for the engineering, optimisation and continuous improvement of SOC platforms and tooling in a highly regulated, mission‑critical environment.

Youll lead a specialist team of engineers, work closely with cyber operations and architecture functions, and help shape the long-term cyber security roadmap.

• Lead the delivery, maintenance and continuous improvement of SOC engineering platforms and services

• Own the lifecycle management of SOC tooling, ensuring platforms are secure, scalable and reliable

• Oversee log ingestion pipelines, integrations and onboarding across hybrid environments

• Provide technical leadership across Microsoft Sentinel, Defender and Azure security services

• Drive automation and SOAR capability using Logic Apps and playbooks

• Work closely with de...