Position Available: SOC Shift Lead
Location: Hertfordshire (on-site, shift-based role)
Salary: £65,000 - £72,000 + Benefits
Experience needed: Proven background in Cyber Security, with experience leading teams within a Security Operations Centre (SOC) environment. Strong technical knowledge across network security, infrastructure, and operating systems.
About the role:
We are seeking an experienced SOC Shift Leader to join a dynamic Cyber Security Operations Centre, providing critical oversight across a 24/7 secure environment. This role is pivotal in ensuring operational excellence, shift continuity, and the highest standards of threat detection and response.
You'll work across three rotating teams of Tier 1 and Tier 2 analysts, delivering live operational oversight, quality assurance, and mentoring. In addition to hands-on SOC analyst duties, you will play a key role in developing team capability, enforcing standards, and ensuring seamless communication between shifts and wider security functions.
This is a senior operational position that blends technical expertise with leadership responsibilities. You'll act as the first point of escalation for your shift, support analysts with complex cases, and help shape continuous improvements to SOC processes, playbooks, and detection standards.
What we need from you:
- A strong career background in Cyber Security, ideally within a SOC environment
- Experience leading by example and fostering a high-performing team culture
- Prior experience in mentoring, peer coaching, or quality assurance
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to manage escalations and ensure clear documentation
- A solid understanding of the OSI reference model and common network protocols (DNS, HTTP/S, SSL, SMTP, FTP/S, LDAP/S)
- Experience with SIEM platforms and/or network packet capture tools
- It would be beneficial to have experience working within highly regulated or complex technical environments, such as defence, aerospace, or critical national infrastructure
If you would like to know more details about the position or want to register your interest, hit apply below. We'd love to hear from you!
