Senior / Lead SOC Consultant - Contract

Senior / Lead SOC Consultant

Location: Paddington, London (3 days onsite) Duration: 6 months Rate: £650/day (Inside IR35, via Umbrella)

The Opportunity

We'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

About You

• 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

Technical Experience

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

Why Apply?

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.