Security Operations Specialist

Senior / Lead SOC Consultant

Rate - £500 - £600 Inside IR35

Location – London (Three times a week)

Duration – 6 months initial

We’re looking for an experienced Contract Senior / Lead SOC Analyst to support, uplift and mature / drive an existing SOC function made up of four analysts. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys being hands-on while also leading by example, improving quality, driving improvements and taking pressure off the wider team. You will validate investigations, sense-checking responses and ensure recommendations made to the business are accurate, risk-based and actionable.

What you’ll be doing

• Reviewing, validating and supplementing analyst investigations and responses
• Ensuring alerts, incidents and recommendations are technically sound and business-appropriate
• Taking ownership of more complex or ambiguous security events
• Reducing operational load on the team by improving processes and decision-making
• Identifying opportunities for SOC automation and efficiency improvements
• Help develop analysts through knowledge-sharing, mentoring and guidance
• Acting as a trusted escalation point for SOC related security issues

What we’re looking for

• Strong experience working in a Security Operations Centre (SOC) environment
• Comfortable leading and uplifting a team, without being a formal people manager
• Proven ability to validate findings, challenge assumptions and improve investigation quality
• Experience improving or influencing SOC processes and automation
• Confident communicating risk and recommendations clearly to stakeholders

Tech stack experience

• CrowdStrike (EDR)
• Microsoft Defender
• Splunk or similar SIEM tools
• Qualys (vulnerability management)