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# Team Leader - Information Security Incident Response

- **Company:** Hackajob Ltd
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £65,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, PCI Data Security Standards, Information Technology, Performance Monitor, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** September 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5898221673

## About the Role

* Proven Information Technology experience, ideally within a corporate or retail environment.
 * Leadership experience managing teams, including performance reviews and resource planning.
 * Demonstrable comprehension of information security concepts, including malware, attack vectors and emerging threats.
 * Familiarity with industry security standards such as PCI-DSS or ISO27001, backed by relevant security certifications.
 * Strong communication skills, acting as a calm, clear bridge between technical teams and senior management under pressure.
 * Experience creating operating procedures, automation processes and reporting packs to measure team progress.
 * Commercial awareness to manage seasonal budgets and adapt flexibly during peak trading periods or unsociable hours.
 * A collaborative mindset focused on mentoring colleagues, driving technical skill development and maintaining high professional standards.

## Description

* Manage and mentor a team of up to 10 Security Analysts, overseeing daily workloads, shift rotas and development reviews.
 * Lead incident response and remediation efforts as the primary escalation point, ensuring alerts are investigated within defined SLAs.
 * Oversee forensic evidence collection and collaborate with Threat Management specialists to run realistic security simulations.
 * Drive the continuous improvement of technical security controls, procedures and regular performance reporting packs.
 * Support 24/7 environment monitoring through out-of-hours escalation cover and assist with seasonal budget management.

Technologies:

 * Support
 * Security

More:

We are partnering directly with NEXT to hire for this role. We protect our digital footprint through expertise, collaboration and a commitment to keeping people safe. As the team responsible for safeguarding our IT assets, we support 15,000 colleagues and £4.9 billion in revenues across our retail stores and eCommerce platform. We work closely with the Security Operations Manager and cross-functional engineering teams to drive daily threat response, proactive threat hunting and security control improvements. We offer a hybrid working setup balancing office life with home flexibility, alongside continuous opportunities to collaborate with specialist teams to support your professional growth.


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