Senior / Lead SOC Consultant - Contract
Posted 15 hours 16 minutes ago by i-confidential Limited
Location: Paddington, London (3 days onsite) Duration: 6 months Rate: £650/day (Inside IR35, via Umbrella)
The OpportunityWe're seeking an experienced Senior / Lead SOC Consultant to support and enhance an established Security Operations Centre (SOC) function within a leading organisation. You'll play a key role in uplifting SOC capability, working closely with a team of four analysts. This is a hands on leadership role suited to someone who enjoys improving processes, mentoring others, and ensuring high quality, risk based security outcomes.
Key Responsibilities- Review, validate, and enhance SOC analyst investigations and incident responses
- Ensure alerts, incidents, and recommendations are technically accurate and business relevant
- Take ownership of complex or ambiguous security events
- Improve SOC processes to reduce operational load and increase efficiency
- Identify and drive opportunities for automation and optimisation
- Support and mentor analysts through knowledge sharing and guidance
- Act as a senior escalation point for SOC related security issues
- Strong experience working within a Security Operations Centre (SOC)
- Proven ability to lead and uplift teams without formal line management responsibility
- Skilled in reviewing and challenging investigations to improve quality and outcomes
- Experience driving SOC process improvements and automation initiatives
- Confident communicator, able to clearly articulate risk and recommendations to stakeholders
- CrowdStrike (EDR)
- Microsoft Defender
- Splunk or similar SIEM platforms
- Qualys (vulnerability management)
This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on SOC maturity, working in a collaborative environment where your expertise will directly influence security operations and team capability.