SOC Subject Matter Expert

Salary: £90,000 - 95,000 per year

Requirements:

• Minimum 6 years of hands-on experience as a SOC Analyst, Senior SOC Analyst, or SOC Team Lead
• Deep understanding of end-to-end SOC operations, including alert triage, incident response, threat hunting, and case management
• Extensive experience with SIEM platforms, security orchestration tools, and the broader SOC technology stack
• Strong knowledge of threat detection methodologies, alert correlation, and incident prioritization frameworks
• Expert-level understanding of the MITRE ATT&CK framework and its practical application in SOC operations
• Proven ability to identify operational inefficiencies and translate them into product improvement opportunities
• Experience developing or optimizing SOC playbooks, runbooks, and standard operating procedures
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex security concepts to both technical and business audiences
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities
• Understanding of common attack patterns, threat actor TTPs, and the evolving threat landscape
• Ability to balance ideal security outcomes with practical operational constraints and business realities
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to roll up our sleeves to get the job done
• Skilled at working effectively with cross-functional teams in a matrix organization

Responsibilities:

• Provide expert SOC operational guidance to product management and engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle
• Define and document detailed system-level requirements for SOC analyst tools, ensuring alignment with real-world operational needs
• Translate SOC analyst pain points, workflows, and use cases into actionable product features and user stories
• Design and validate alert prioritization algorithms, incident triage workflows, and automated playbook logic based on operational experience
• Collaborate with product managers to shape product strategy, roadmap priorities, and feature definitions
• Conduct customer discovery sessions, interviews, and workshops with SOC teams to gather requirements and validate concepts
• Create realistic user personas, journey maps, and workflow diagrams that represent authentic SOC analyst experiences
• Evaluate competitive SOC tools and industry trends to inform product differentiation and innovation opportunities
• Participate in proof-of-concept development to validate new features addressing critical analyst decision-making challenges
• Work with UX designers to ensure intuitive interfaces that match SOC analyst mental models and workflow patterns
• Provide technical consultation on threat detection logic, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, and security operations best practices
• Support go-to-market activities by creating technical content, conducting product demonstrations, and engaging with prospective customers
• Mentor and educate internal teams on SOC operations, threat landscapes, and analyst workflows
• Ensure product features align with industry frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, ISO 27001) and SOC maturity models

Technologies:

• Support
• Matrix
• Security
• UX UI Design
• Product Manager

More:

We are a global IT security company hiring a mid to senior SOC analyst who is ready to transition into a product-focused role. This is a hybrid position based in Horsham, West Sussex, with a salary of £90k to £95k per annum. We offer training in the client and product management skills needed for the role, along with the opportunity to work on rewarding projects that support the development of impactful security operations software. You will join a friendly, supportive, dynamic, and fast-paced team, working closely with product managers, engineers, UX designers, and customers to shape the future of SOC products and security operations tools.

last updated 32 week of 2026