SOC Lead

Our Cyber team look after some complicated and compelling areas within Aero, Defence and Security. If you want to lead from the front, gain experience working with multiple clients, and always have access to the latest technologies, then join the team who are on the cusp of continued growth and known as leaders in their field.

Our new position of SOC Shift Lead will direct a team of SOC Analysts, conduct monitoring and triage of alerts associated with host and network security events for our client's critical infrastructure and support the SOC through both delivery of client work and adding skills and ideas to this already diverse team.

This role is based on site Hemel Hempstead and is shift work. 2 x days at 6am to 6PM, 2 Nights at 6PM to 6am, 4 days off.

Please note you do need to be eligible for DV Clearance for this role.

What you'll be doing:

• ?Monitor, triage, and investigate security incidents on critical client infrastructure.
• In depth analysis of network traffic, logs, and system events to identify potential security threats and vulnerabilities.
• Line Management.
• Maintain, improve and develop team knowledge of SOC tools, security operations and triage.
• Analyse and improve detection rules and use cases in line with Mitre Att&ck and threat-informed defence.
• Maintain and update security incident documentation, including incident reports, analysis findings, and recommended mitigation strategies.
• Represent the SOC within Partners meetings.
• Ability to work shift from our office in Hemel Hempstead.

What you'll bring:

• Demonstrable experience in Security Operations Centre.
• People management experience to help develop Analysts and lead careers.
• Demonstrable experience of using Microsoft Sentinel and Splunk.
• Knowledge and experience with Mitre Att&ck Framework.
• Solid grasp of client-server applications, multi-tier web applications, relational databases, firewalls, VPNs, and enterprise AntiVirus products.
• Good understanding of networking principles including TCP/IP, WANs, LANs, and commonly used Internet protocols such as SMTP, HTTP, FTP, POP, LDAP.

It would be great if you had:

• Static malware analysis and reverse engineering.
• Programming and scripting such as Python, Perl, Bash, PowerShell, C++.
• CREST Practitioner Intrusion Analyst/Blue Teams Level 1 or other SOC related certifications.
• Experience with SIEM technologies, namely Sentinel and Splunk, with some experience with QRadar.

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Hemel Hempstead, Shifts

Security Clearance Level: Eligible for DV (Developed Vetting) or currently holding this clearance

Internal Recruiter: Lee

Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

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Sopra Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client's goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety- and security-critical markets.