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We are currently recruiting for a Senior SOC Analyst/SOC Team Lead to manage a team of ten.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Incident Response: Handle high-impact cyber attacks and direct containment strategies.
• Manage Teams: Mentor security engineers and analysts while improving technical capabilities.
• Drive Proactive Security: Build threat-hunting programs, tabletop exercises, and Zero Trust architectures.
• Advise Stakeholders: Bridge the gap between deep technical telemetry and executive business strategy.

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience leading, or acting as a senior member of, a security helpdesk, SOC or security operations function, ideally within an MSP.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Microsoft 365 security tooling, including Defender, Entra ID and Purview.
• Experience building or substantially improving processes, documentation and standards, not just following ones already in place.
• Confident triaging and prioritising a high volume of tickets and alerts under pressure.
• Clear communicator, able to explain security issues and risk to non-technical clients and colleagues.
• People leadership experience: coaching, performance management and rota or resource planning.
• Security certifications such as CompTIA Security+, Microsoft SC-200, or equivalent.
• Experience with ITSM or PSA ticketing platforms, such as ConnectWise, Autotask or Halo.
• Familiarity with DLP, SIEM or endpoint telemetry tooling.
• Exposure to compliance frameworks such as ISO 27001 or Cyber Essentials Plus.

Salary: £40,000-50,000

Location: Basildon/Hybrid - 2 day in the office
Company: IT MSP - 210+ Staff - £67m turnover