Senior SOC Lead - Leeds/London

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Senior Security Operations Center (SOC) Lead with Active Security Clearance to work for our client within the public sector. This is initially a 6 month contract with very good prospects to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in Leeds or London.

The SOC Technical Lead will act as the senior technical authority within their Security Operations Centre. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and advancing the organisation’s monitoring and detection capabilities from the ground up. You will lead complex incident response activities, provide technical direction, and mentor analysts to build a high-performing SOC function.

This position requires active SC-level security clearance and the ability to operate within a secure UK Government environment.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the definition and ongoing refinement of the monitoring strategy, ensuring alignment with organisational security policies and standards
• Monitor and assess security alerts across monitoring platforms, including triage and investigation activities
• Analyse event data to identify potential incidents and ensure appropriate escalation pathways are followed
• Lead the development and implementation of automated monitoring and detection capabilities
• Evaluate, recommend, and deploy SIEM as well as network monitoring tools, along with associated processes and methodologies
• Promote continuous improvement through metrics, dashboards, and post-incident reviews
• Support incident response activities, including containment, remediation, recovery, and reporting
• Collaborate with infrastructure teams on activities such as network isolation, revocation of IAM permissions, security group modifications, Snapshot and backup management, rebuilding environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and restoring systems from clean backups
• Work alongside application teams on activities such as disabling impacted functionality, terminating user or system sessions, rolling back releases or deployments, restoring affected application components, and contribute to security operations across AWS environments and IaC-driven infrastructure 

• You must have Active SC and the ability to operate within a secure UK Government environment
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in security operations, monitoring, or incident response
• Strong working knowledge of SIEM tools and alert triage processes
• Experience analysing security event data and supporting incident escalation workflows
• Understanding of AWS security services, controls, and operational best practices
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts and tools
• Knowledge of detection engineering and automated monitoring approaches
• Practical experience handling containment, remediation, and recovery efforts
• Experience leading or mentoring small security or monitoring teams
• Familiarity with AWS IAM and cloud security operations
• Knowledge of secure rebuild strategies and IaC-based recovery methods
• Experience in digital forensics, evidence gathering, and handling
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GCIA, GCIH, AWS Security Specialty, or equivalent

FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’. 

Diversity and Inclusion
FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension