SOC Lead

Role Overview:We are seeking an exceptional and seasoned SOC Lead (Tier 3) with expertise in incident response. This individual will play a pivotal role in overseeing daily security operations, supporting security incident investigations across the organization's infrastructure and adeptly handling major, complex, and escalated security incidents.

The ideal candidate will possess the expertise to oversee the entire incident response domain, championing process improvements and serving as the crucial escalation point for high-severity incidents.

This position is based in Ireland preferably in either Dublin or Cork. You may be required to be onsite on an as-needed basis. We are only considering candidates currently in Ireland are not offering relocation assistance at this time.
Job Description:

About the Role:

• Spearhead the incident response of critical, high-severity, and complex security incidents, drive them to resolution.
• Act as an incident commander during critical incidents, managing cross-functional stakeholders (IT, Cloud, Legal, Compliance, and other Business Units).
• Lead highly skilled SOC team and act as the critical escalation point while mentoring junior staff, enhance team performance and optimize workflows and processes for maximum efficiency.
• Develop, measure, analyze and maintain operational metrics, providing timely reports to leaderships.
• Perform advanced threat detection, hunting, and analysis across endpoint, network, and cloud (AWS) environments.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of security events, correlating diverse data sources and telemetry to identify sophisticated threats.
• Engage in regular threat hunting to uncover hidden threats within the McAfee environment, driving them to closure.
• Leverage expertise in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps (MDCA), and Microsoft 365 Security to detect, investigate, and respond to threats.
• Coordinate and collaborate with various internal departments and vendors to uplift the security posture and improvise the operations.
• Provide executive-level incident summary and post-incident reports (PIRs) with clear root cause and remediation guidance.
• Continuously evaluate and recommend improvements in detection logic, automation, and SOC processes and playbooks.
• Partner with Threat Intel, Red Team, and Vulnerability Management teams to enrich investigations and strengthen detection capabilities.

About You:

• 7+ years of experience in Security Operations and Incident Response.
• Strong hands-on expertise with EDR tools and cloud security including AWS and azure security services. 
• Proven track record in critical incident management, including stakeholder communication and crisis handling.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and problem-solving skills.
• Deep understanding of MITRE ATT&CK, threat hunting, malware analysis, and TTPs.
• Experience leading cross-functional investigations with IT, Cloud, and Infrastructure teams.
• Strong knowledge and experience of SIEMs & SOAR for log analysis and response.
• Outstanding knowledge of the Security Operation Center (SOC) & the Information Security Common Body of Knowledge.
• Excellent documentation, communication, and leadership skills.
• Experience on Application security and Threat Intelligence is an added advantage.
• Exposure or ability to leverage Agentic AI and automation capabilities to detect and respond to security incidents.

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