Threat Detection & Response Lead

What you'll be doing:

At Atech (part of the Iomart Group), we're a leading managed services and cybersecurity provider, helping organisations stay secure, resilient and one step ahead of emerging threats.

 

In this role, you'll be:

• Leading and evolving our Threat Detection & Response capability, helping shape the future of our SOC services.
• Taking the lead during major cyber incidents, providing technical direction and driving investigations to resolution.
• Owning our threat intelligence programme, turning emerging threats into actionable security insights.
• Driving detection engineering, improving our ability to identify and respond to threats across customer environments.
• Overseeing vulnerability management, ensuring customers receive clear, practical remediation guidance.
• Acting as the go-to technical escalation point for complex investigations, threat hunts and security events.
• Leading proactive threat hunting activities to uncover risks before they become incidents.
• Reviewing and approving key changes within the Threat Detection & Response service.
• Working closely with customers during high-profile security events and escalations.
• Coaching and developing senior analysts, helping build a high-performing and technically excellent team.
• Improving processes, standards and investigation methodologies to strengthen service maturity.
• Contributing cybersecurity expertise, threat intelligence and strategic insight across the wider Cyber Practice.
• Supporting hiring, onboarding and development initiatives as the team continues to grow.

This is a hands-on leadership role for a cyber security expert who enjoys solving complex threats, mentoring others, and shaping cutting-edge detection and response services.

We want to hear from you if you:

• Have deep expertise across the Microsoft Security stack, including Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Entra ID Protection.
• Know how to hunt threats, investigate complex attacks and build effective detections that improve security outcomes.
• Understand vulnerability management and risk prioritisation, with the ability to provide strategic oversight and guidance.
• Can confidently lead during major security incidents, keeping stakeholders informed and teams focused under pressure.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Enjoy setting standards, improving processes and driving operational maturity.
• Have experience coaching, mentoring and developing others within a security operations environment.
• Bring commercial awareness and can contribute to decisions around security tooling, vendors and service enhancements.
• Are seen as a trusted technical authority, providing clear and evidence-based direction during critical events.
• Take ownership, accountability and pride in delivering exceptional outcomes for customers.
• Thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy working closely with Security Operations, Security Engineering and leadership teams.
• Continuously challenge the status quo, identifying opportunities to improve detection, response and vulnerability management capabilities.
• Build strong relationships with customers and stakeholders and are comfortable supporting technical escalations when required.

Above all, you're passionate about cyber security, developing people, and staying ahead of an ever-evolving threat landscape.

What's in it for me?

• Competitive salary with the opportunity to grow your career in a leading cybersecurity business.
• 34 days annual leave including bank holidays, plus your birthday off.
• 4x salary life assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced family leave, including 26 weeks' full pay for maternity and adoption leave, and 3 weeks' full pay for paternity leave.
• Company pension scheme with employer contributions.
• 12 dedicated training days per year plus full access to LinkedIn Learning to support your development.
• Flexible benefits platform offering Cycle to Work, Tech Scheme, gym membership discounts and retail savings.
• Health and wellbeing benefits, including healthcare cash plans and optional critical illness cover.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing confidential support and counselling when you need it.
• The opportunity to work alongside some of the best security professionals in the industry on complex, high-impact cyber challenges.

Who you'll be doing it for:

Atech part of the Iomart Group is a highly accredited Microsoft Partner who delivers transformed technology with managed services. Our team of certified Microsoft experts align with your team to deliver an excellent service tailored to your individual needs, 24/7/365.

• Our services support 25,000 users globally and proactively monitor 45,000+ devices in key areas:
• Azure Infrastructure Managed Service
• Modern Workplace: Office 365, Microsoft 365, and Azure Virtual Desktop
• Managed Security and SOC with Microsoft Defender, Sentinel

What to do next:

Please click apply if you like the sound of this. If you do not have an up to date CV or want to have a chat about the role first, please contact us on [email protected]

 

We’re an equal opportunities employer and want our vacancies to be available to all, so if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during the process then just let us know.