Director of SOC

Director of SOC A Global Organisation requires a Contract Director of SOC to lead the Global Incident Response function of 6 people. Day Rate: £675 - £720pd IR35 Status: Inside Duration: 6 months initially Travel: 2 days a week in Berkshire This Director of SOC will have the previous following experience: Lead a Global SOC Function within a large federated Company before Oversee day-to-day operations of Cyber Defence teams (CERT, Security Tooling, Proactive Monitoring), managing advanced incident detection, threat hunting, and forensic investigations using platforms like Splunk, Defender, and CrowdStrike Collaborate with Security Engineering and Architecture to integrate AI/ML (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) and emerging security tech for real-time response, smarter automation, and enhanced endpoint/cloud visibility across complex environment Build and maintain strategic relationships across Global Business Units, retained markets, joint ventures, and MSSPs to ensure scalable, consistent, and future-proofed security services delivery aligned with enterprise goals Identify and remediate monitoring gaps, lead modernisation initiatives with platform vendors, and accelerate proof-of-concepts in AI-driven cyber defence, with an end goal of scaling services to B2B markets.