SOC Director
On site
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Full Time
15-04-2025
Job Specifications
Company Description
Now Hiring: Director ofSecurityOperations Centre (SOC)
Location: Milton Keynes| Permanent | Full-time
Salary: Very Competitive + Car Allowance + Excellent Benefits!
Are you a dynamic, commercially-savvy leader ready to drive transformation? JoinSecuritas UKduring a pivotal moment of change, growth, and innovation.
We are seeking an experiencedSOCDirectorto take the helm of our Security Operations Centre — a critical nerve centre for our national operations. As we evolve and expand our integrated security services, you'll lead a high-performing team to new levels of operational excellence and strategic impact.
You’ll be joining at a transformational time. With significant investment and a clear vision for the future, we are evolving our SOC into a cutting-edge hub for innovation and service delivery. This is your opportunity to shape the strategy, scale the service portfolio, and elevate the customer experience — all while helping us “See a Different World."
Job Description
Leading a large-scale team to deliver best-in-class service across mobile, on-site, and electronic security solutions.
Owning full P&L responsibility for the SOC, driving commercial performance and sustainable growth.
Championing continuous improvement, innovation, and digital tool adoption to enhance service delivery and efficiency.
Building an engaged, values-driven culture of performance, accountability, and development.
Collaborating across the business to support national strategy, business development, and change initiatives.
Proven leadership in managing large operational teams in security, tech, or critical service environments.
A strategic thinker with strong commercial instincts and hands-on experience managing budgets, driving margin, and scaling services.
Inspirational communicator and stakeholder manager — confident in high-level presentations and cross-functional collaboration.
Deep understanding of security operations and relevant UK compliance frameworks.
Someone who thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments and isn’t afraid to roll up their sleeves.
Qualifications
Demonstrates the values of Securitas in their behaviours each day: Integrity, Vigilance and Helpfulness.
10+ years of experience in senior level managerial positions (operations and sales) in IS/IT Security, Electronic Security, or related industry.
Skilled in strategic thinking, synthesizing complex business and financial data, and developing innovative solutions to challenging business issues.
Skill in highly persuasive oral and written communications, including effective executive-level presentation skills with ability to respond to challenging questions from groups of managers, customers, and prospects.
Commercial business experience in undertaking project costings and managing margins
Fluent in oral and written English.
Excellent communicator and at ease with presenting in front of a wide range of key stakeholders
Relationship building & Networking
Experienced in working in an international environment
Leadership experience within a Security Operations Centre
Understanding of compliance and regulatory requirements within the UK Security sector
Additional Information
It’s great to see you’re considering a career with us here at Securitas UK! You're one step away from joining our global team of over 375,000 professionals.
Ready to take the next step? Click 'I’m Interested' to submit your CV. Questions? Reach out anytime at Recruitmentenquiries@Securitas.uk.com.
Why Choose Securitas UK?
At Securitas UK, we are on a mission to make the world a safer place, driven by our core values of Integrity, Vigilance, and Helpfulness. We foster empowerment, innovation, and growth, offering industry-leading training and career development opportunities.
What You Can Expect
Applying for a new role can be exciting yet daunting. Our dedicated Recruitment Team carefully reviews every application, and we appreciate your patience. Need support? We’re here to help—just drop us an email.
Diversity & Inclusion: Be Yourself at Securitas
We are an all-inclusive employer, embracing individuality and diversity as key to our success. Our belonging strategy focuses on:
Career Growth: Clear pathways from apprenticeships to leadership programs.
Inclusive Leadership: A culture of respect, transparency, and collaboration.
Fair Pay & Benefits: Competitive, equitable compensation and benefits.
Our Commitment to You
We support our workforce through initiatives such as:
Employee Networks – Safe spaces to connect and influence policies for change.
Race at Work Charter & Armed Forces Covenant – Supporting equality and inclusion.
Disability Confident Employer – Ensuring accessibility with our Reasonable Adjustment Passport. With our Level 2Disability Confident Employer Certification - We commit to guaranteeingan interview to anyone who discloses a disability at screening, providing they live within the location requirements.
Health & Well-being Programs – Mental health support and workplace wellness.
Neurodiversity Top Employer Certification – Leading inclusivity for neurodivergent individuals.
We celebrate diversity year-round with events like BSL Week, International Women’s Day, PRIDE, and Black History Month and so much more!
Take the Next Step
Join us and be part of a team that values you. Click ‘Apply Now’ and start your career with Securitas UK today!
About the Company
Life is unpredictable. Are you prepared? We blend people, technology and knowledge to protect your world. Layering six specialist Protective Services, we give your business total protection while protecting your budget with cost-effective security systems. Our mobile, remote, electronic security, fire and safety, and risk management solutions enable more than 150,000 clients to see a different world. We are present in 48 markets and our innovative, data-driven approach makes us a trusted partner to many of the world’s b... Know more
Related Jobs
- Company Name
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Job Title
- Head of Engineering - Collaboration (M365)
- Job Description
- JOB TITLE: Head of Collaboration (M365) Engineering SALARY: £144,424 - £169,910 LOCATION: Leeds, Edinburgh, or London HOURS: Full-time WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites, attending on the Platform anchor day with flexibility around the other office day(s) About this opportunity… The Modern Workplace platform provides IT services to 90,000 colleagues across Lloyds Banking Group. You'll be at the heart of one of the UK's biggest financial service technical transformations maximising the use of shared tools and technology across our entire organisation. We're seeking a dynamic and experienced Head of Collaboration Engineering to lead a team of engineers in designing, implementing, and maintaining collaboration solutions across Lloyds Banking Group. This role is crucial in driving technical excellence and innovation. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent leadership skills, and a passion for driving innovation in collaboration technologies including M365 Productivity Tooling, Data, Messaging Platforms & Real Time Communications. About us… We're on an exciting journey and there couldn't be a better time to join us. The investments we're making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive. What you'll be doing… Product Management: Work with the Lab Product Owner to provide effective leadership and management of the team. Specifically, this requires setting the vision, mobilisation of the teams required to deliver it and ensuring effective delivery execution. Innovation: Drive innovation by exploring new technologies and methodologies to improve colleague experience, efficiency and effectiveness. Foster a culture of innovation to ensure we deliver high quality Services, maximise value of our investments and use technology to solve problems in new ways. Team Leadership: Manage, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of collaboration engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement Performance Monitoring: Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the effectiveness of collaboration solutions and identify areas for improvement Application Management: Manage technology budgets, resources and allocating them efficiently across products and services. Take ownership and accountability for delivery, operations risk management and total cost of services Your Development: Have the opportunity to participate in a number of career development activities, become aligned to some great Mentors within the business and access a huge array of learning and development to build your skills and career. What you'll need… Strong leadership, management, and mentoring skills, with the ability to inspire, motivate, and empower the Collaboration Lab (Product & Engineering Team). Proven experience, both hands on & managing Collaboration Technology platforms across Enterprise environments including M365 (Teams, SharePoint, Copilot, etc.), Data platforms, Email platforms, Compliance & Surveillance Technologies and Real Time Communications. Practical experience within an Agile change delivery construct, ideally having used JIRA/JIRA Align previously being comfortable leading the team within a SCRUM / Kanban model; always seeking to improve our skills and our product. About working for us… Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We're disability confident.So if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: A generous pension contribution of up to 15% An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance Share schemes including free shares Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey!
- Company Name
- NTT DATA, Inc.
- Job Title
- Sales Specialist, Cyber Security
- Job Description
- Make an impact with NTT DATA Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive. Your day at NTT DATA The Security Sales Specialist is a seasoned subject matter expert. This is a quota-bearing sales persona, and the primary purpose of this role is to pursue and land qualified leads identified by the Client Management team and other respective teams. The Security Sales Specialist identifies new opportunities from a selection of existing accounts, and presents solutions, value propositions, partner configurations, cost structures, and revenue models to the client that meet their needs. The Security Sales Specialist works directly with clients at a variety of levels, as well as internal subject matter experts. A substantial amount of time is spent on engaged selling or supporting the sales process in partnership with Client Managers. This role contributes to the pre-sales process by working with pre-sales architects to create the best solution design for the client, as well as building and developing excellent stakeholder relationships with new and existing clients, whilst developing new business channels and territories will be a core focus of this role. What You'll Be Doing Key Responsibilities: Owns and drives pipeline to achieve allocated security budget numbers. Drives positive brand recognition on security business in-country and in-region. Maintains subject matter expertise in the Security technology domain or solutions set. Supports the closure of sales based on Security technology domain knowledge. Addresses the technology conceptual challenges during the sales process. Maintains a high level of relevant product and service knowledge to have meaningful conversations with potential and existing clients. Maintains awareness of the competitive landscape, market pricing, and strategy and how to penetrate a new market. Contributes to the knowledge base of the company's solutions and services within a practice area or service area by sharing best practices with internal teams, as well as client teams. Works with relevant technology vendors and ensures a deep understanding of their solutions and how they can contribute to our own solutions set. Interacts and engages with clients to uncover and understand client business goals. Articulates the Security solution/deliverables that the client requires, as opposed to the products that they need to buy. Prepares and conducts client workshops and presentations. Establishes relationships with multiple client stakeholders and secures deals with clients to achieve assigned sales quotas and targets. Uses understanding of the client’s business and depth of knowledge on the Security solutions to personalize the recommended solution in line with the client’s need. Be able to spot new sales opportunities within an account and work with the sales teams to drive them to closure. Pursues and lands qualified leads identified by the client managers and other lead generation sources. Develops and maintains clear account plans for appropriate clients and targets. Discovers, forecasts, and runs opportunities in the medium and long-term. Identifies, assesses and highlights client risks that could prove detrimental to the client’s organization and credibility. Collaboratively works with sales teams, especially Client Managers, to successfully close the deal. Works closely with other in-territory counterparts and matrix teams to achieve the shared goal of growth. Uses sales methodologies and tools such as target plans, opportunity plans, and account plans to drive the sales process. Develops and implements an opportunity plan, to provide regular check-ins with the primary point of contact and have an established process for getting buy-in from all stakeholders. Knowledge and Attributes: Seasoned understanding of security principles, concepts, and technologies, including knowledge of NIST CSF, ISO 27001, cybersecurity solutions, network security, data security/privacy and best practices in securing data and IT infrastructure. Seasoned understanding of the technical concepts of Security solutions and display the ability to provide technical consultation and guidance to customers. Displays success in achieving and exceeding sales and financial goals. Seasoned proficiency in developing and encouraging meaningful customer relationships up to C-level. Displays ability to delivery engaging sales presentations and elevator pitches. Close attention to maintaining up to date, accurate sales forecast and close plans. Seasoned proficiency in team selling approach. Seasoned knowledge of competitors and ability to apply competing successful sales strategies. Client-centric approach, with ability to understand customer problems and find best-fit solutions. Flexible to adapt quickly to short, new missions or urgent deadlines. Displays negotiation capabilities to craft solutions that are beneficial to customers, partners, and organization overall. Academic Qualifications and Certifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a Technical or Sales field or related is preferred. Certified in industry relevant structured sales methodologies and negotiation skills. Preferred certifications (but not limited to) CISSP, CompTIA Security+, GISF. Required Experience: Seasoned sales experience in a technology or services environment, particularly selling Security solutions. Seasoned understanding of IT Managed Services environment. Seasoned experience of solution-based selling with a proven track record of sales over-achievement. Seasoned experience in selling complex securitysolutions and services to C-Level clients. Experience in resolving a wide range of issues in creative ways to meet targets and objectives. Seasoned experience in networking with senior internal and external people in the specialist area of expertise. Workplace type: Hybrid Working About NTT DATA NTT DATA is a $30+ billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long-term success. We invest over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity. We are also one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group and headquartered in ...
- Company Name
- targetjobs UK
- Job Title
- Graduate Embedded Software Engineer
- Job Description
- We are seeking a well-educated Embedded Engineer with a strong Engineering degree 2.1 and above. This will ideally be followed by a relevant MSc possibly in Embedded Systems! Graduate Embedded Software Engineers need to be able to demonstrate relevant Embedded C/C++ project work and ideally internships/placement periods building skills in the Embedded domain. This is a super opportunity to join a well-established global company based in Bristol. You will be given lots of support and there will be plenty of scope for progression and career development. This will be a super first step on the ladder for a talented Engineer. Don't miss it! Super salary and benefits, hybrid working and visa support. Send your CV to Emma Windows at IC Resources.
- Company Name
- Client Server
- Job Title
- Senior C++ Developer Linux SQL - FinTech
- Job Description
- Senior C++ Developer / Software Engineer (Linux SQL C++17) London / WFH to £110k Global-leading FinTech is seeking a Senior C++ Developer to take ownership of strategic enhancements on their core platform, as well as directly on bespoke client projects. The organisation is a pioneer in the field of cross-asset securities and derivatives post-trade processing technology, and have created ground-breaking, adaptable software that produces secure and scalable solutions for peak operational efficiency and optimum business performance for their clients. This is a great opportunity to accelerate your career alongside established business and technology leaders, and gain / deepen your finance experience. As a Senior C++ Developer, you'll be responsible for designing and building unique technical solutions, meeting user requirements and contributing to the evolution of the cutting-edge platform. Not only can you take advantage of working in a modern, technology-driven environment, but you will be granted a great deal of autonomy across the full development lifecycle, influencing key technical decisions and working with a highly collaborative, experienced team. Location / WFH: You'll join colleagues in the London office three days a week with flexibility to work from home the other two days. About you: You have strong C++ development experience on Linux or UNIX, C++14 and above You have good SQL skills You're a passionate technologist who is motivated by working on cutting-edge systems and engineering complex solutions You're a positive, proactive team member who excels when working collaboratively You have a strong knowledge of software engineering best practices You're degree educated, having achieved a 2.1 or above in a STEM discipline Ideally you will have experience working in a financial services or trading environment although technical skills of far greater importance What's in it for you: As a Senior C++ Developer you will receive a competitive package: Salary to £110k Pension (to 9% contribution) Healthcare Volunteer / charity days Hybrid working Career development and training Apply now to find out more about this Senior C++ Developer / Software Engineer (Linux SQL C++17) opportunity. At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We're an equal opportunities employer whose people come from all walks of life and will never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The clients we work with share our values.