Rare opportunity for a hands-on cyber security professional ready to step into a leadership role where you can genuinely shape and uplift a growing security capability.

We’re partnering with a regulated, large complex organisation to appoint a Cyber Security Lead, a critical role focused on strengthening threat detection and incident response across a maturing security environment.

This is not a purely managerial role. It’s a technical leadership position where you’ll lead from the front – mentoring a junior SOC team while actively contributing to detection engineering, incident response, and platform optimisation.
 
The Opportunity

Reporting to the Cyber Security Manager, you will play a key role in advancing the organisation’s Security Operations (SOC) capability, with a strong focus on:

• Design and implement detection use cases within Microsoft Sentinel;

• Drive improvements in incident response processes, playbooks, and automation;

• Lead and mentor a team of level 1 / junior SOC analysts and engineers;

• Contribute to the uplift of detection and response capabilities aligned to NIST and MITRE frameworks; and

• Driving operational excellence across a 24/7 security environment.

You’ll sit at the centre of the SOC function – acting as the technical escalation point, mentor, and tactical leader, helping to shape how security operations evolve.

About You

You’re a strong hands-on cyber security professional who enjoys solving problems, improving systems, and developing people.

You may currently be a Senior Security Analyst looking to step into a broader leadership role – or already operating in a SOC Lead / technical lead capacity and looking for more ownership and impact.

You will bring:

• Strong experience in Security Operations / SOC environments;

• Hands-on expertise with Microsoft Sentinel and Defender;

• Solid background in incident response and detection engineering;

• Experience mentoring or leading junior team members;

• Ability to operate in a fast-moving, evolving environment; and

• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence stakeholders.

Experience in complex or regulated environments (e.g. financial services, government, critical infrastructure) will be highly regarded

Why Apply?

• Shape and build a growing cyber capability from the ground up;

• Work with a modern Microsoft security stack (Sentinel, Defender, etc.);

• Lead and develop a high-potential, early-career SOC team;

• Gain exposure to both technical leadership and incident response at scale; and

• Join a collaborative, forward-thinking cyber team focused on continuous improvement.

If you are a Cyber Security Professional looking for a role where you can combine hands-on technical work with real leadership impact, we’d love to hear from you. APPLY NOW!

Apply now or reach out for a confidential discussion.
 
How to Apply
 
For more information or a confidential discussion please contact Michael Whelan at u&u via michael.whelan@uandu.com quoting reference number 44967.
 
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