SOC Manager – Sentinel & Defender
80-90k Salary + Great Benefits
Remote

Our award-winning Managed Service Provider client delivers 24/7 services to organisations of every size. With solutions to meet every need, they offer expertise in Cloud, Data, Networks, Security, Azure, and more. Due to growth within their security portfolio, they now have an exciting and immediate need for a UK remote-based Security Architect.

As an experienced Security Architect, you will:

Join a security product team in assisting both new and existing customers leverage managed Microsoft security-focused services
Help drive and technically shape the delivery of Managed Security services
Lead, develop, and coach a team of analysts, implementing performance management solutions
Define team objectives at an individual level
Manage the overall skill mix of employees according to the needs of the function
Manage the allocation of team resources according to operational, support, and project requirements
Contribute to the business strategy, prioritising projects, and goals accordingly.
Ensure cyber security events, alerts, and incidents are investigated efficiently and acted upon
Ensure all investigations requiring a security incident are raised in agreement with SLAs / OLAs
Assess operational events
Take ownership and management of all SOC processes, procedures, and delivery
Identify and deliver tuning & automation improvements for the SOC
Deliver regular metrics and reporting on SOC delivery
Establish productive, professional relationships with key personnel in client accounts
Develop Security services in line with Microsoft, maximising synergies, funding, and relationships
Supporting sales efforts to win and onboard new customers
Developing technical standards for the SOC team
Be a technical mentor for members of the team
Supporting marketing activities with blog posts, thought leadership, and webinar activities

To be considered for this role, you will possess the following skills, traits, and experience:

Strong understanding of Cybersecurity
People management experience
Strong experience in managed services and Microsoft
Microsoft Sentinel (both SIEM & SOAR capabilities)
Experience creating workbooks, playbooks, and analytic rules
Experience using Sentinel in an MSSP environment
Microsoft Defender for M365
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Automation (Logic Apps, power platform & Azure functions)
Excellent communication skills
Ability to review technical or procedural documents or process outputs
Ability to interpret technical information
Willingness to self-develop within Information Security
Ability to influence senior management on security operations good practice
Ability to identify and drive security operations improvement
Experience in using scripting languages (KQL, python, or PowerShell / building dashboards / automating common tasks)
An understanding of the threat landscape, emerging trends
SC-900, MS-900, SC-200, MS-500, AZ-500

The successful Security Architect can expect:

A base salary of 80-90k
Fully remote working
Generous PTO
Training and development funding
Profit share
Healthcare and pension
Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption leave
EAP
Regular socials
More, more, more

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