Blue Team Leader (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Blue Team Leader (Cybersecurity): Orchestrating security operations and optimizing defensive capabilities within the Cyber Fusion Centre with an accent on incident response, SIEM management, and threat detection. Focus on leading the initial response to security incidents, mentoring analysts, and driving continuous improvement of security policies and playbooks.

Location: Must be based in or able to work from York (UK) or Lisbon (Portugal). This is a hybrid role.

Company

hirify.global is a global specialist insurer committed to diversity and an inclusive culture.

What you will do

• Direct and guide the Blue Team in daily operations, ensuring alignment with business security objectives.
• Lead the initial response to security incidents and perform post-incident analysis.
• Design and maintain incident response plans and security operations playbooks.
• Perform gap analysis of detection use cases and onboard new data sources to the SIEM platform.
• Coach and mentor analysts to support their professional development.
• Provide expert technical security advice to project delivery teams across the business.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in a security operations team, including at least 2 years in a management role.
• Demonstrable experience leading response to security incidents and breaches.
• Excellent working knowledge of SIEM, EDR, and XDR technologies.
• Strong understanding of defensive security strategies and network security appliances.
• Must be based in or able to work from York (UK) or Lisbon (Portugal).
• Excellent leadership, communication, and analytical skills.

Nice to have

• BSc or MSc in Cybersecurity.
• Advanced certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GCIH, or GPEN.
• Industry-recognized security vendor certifications.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model for a healthy work-life balance.
• Competitive benefits package including bonus and contributory pension.
• 25 days annual leave plus 2 additional hirify.global days.
• 4-week paid sabbatical every 5 years of service.
• Private medical insurance for the employee and family.