Security Operations Lead

The role

The Security Operations Lead will take strategic and operational ownership of the internal SecOps capability and manage the external MSSP. This senior individual contributor role involves incident command, advanced technical analysis, and designing the future SecOps function.

What you will do

• Serve as primary Incident Commander for high-severity security escalations.
• Act as escalation point for technical investigations triggered by the MSSP.
• Maintain and evolve the Security Crisis Management plan and run tabletop exercises.
• Serve as the technical authority over the external MSSP.
• Own the detection engineering roadmap and log ingestion pipelines.
• Oversee the vulnerability management lifecycle and automated remediation workflows.
• Develop a Threat Intel capability.
• Take operational security ownership across EDR, Email Security, DLP, and IAM.
• Drive the technical roadmap for SecOps maturity.
• Design the future-state roadmap for the SecOps function and team expansion.

Required qualifications

• Extensive experience in modern Security Operations, specifically acting as an Incident Commander or Lead Responder in high-stakes environments.
• A clear, modern philosophy on how a SecOps function should run, prioritising automation and vendor optimisation over linear headcount growth.
• Familiarity with modern tech stacks (AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines).
• Ability to leverage automation (Python, scripting, or automation platforms) to optimise analyst workflows.
• Comfortable executing as a senior IC on day one with leadership maturity to transition into a team manager.

Benefits

• Flexible working
• Socials and connection opportunities
• Private health cover
• Retirement savings plans
• Employee referral programme
• Fully stocked kitchen
• Complimentary lunches prepared by in-house chefs on in-office days at select locations
• Cycle-to-work schemes in select locations
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes in select locations

Before you apply

• TA Screening Call
• Hiring Manager Call
• Technical Interview
• Culture Interview

About the company

Lendable is a fintech company building technology to help people get credit and save money. It is a UK unicorn with a team of over 800 people.