About this role
Salary: £52,000 - 92,000 per year
Requirements
- A full UK driving licence
- Substantial experience in cyber security operations, incident response, threat hunting or security consultancy
- Demonstrable experience leading complex incidents and coordinating multiple stakeholders
- Strong experience with SIEM platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, IBM QRadar or ArcSight
- Practical knowledge of forensic investigation, threat intelligence and evidence-led root-cause analysis
- Broad technical understanding of Microsoft 365, Azure, Windows Server, identity, networking, firewalls, endpoint security, virtualisation and resilience technologies
- Ability to explain complex security risks clearly and provide proportionate, commercially aware recommendations
- Experience within an MSP or multi-client environment is highly desirable
- PowerShell or Python capability is advantageous
- A recognised security certification such as CISSP, CISM, GCIH, CompTIA CySA, SC-200, SC-100 or AZ-500 is desirable
Responsibilities
- Lead complex incident investigations, forensic analysis and root-cause determination
- Monitor and analyse security events using SIEM platforms, threat intelligence and security tooling
- Conduct proactive threat hunting and enrich alerts to identify sophisticated threats and indicators of compromise
- Coordinate containment, eradication, recovery and post-incident review activity across clients, internal teams and third parties
- Provide clear risk assessments, incident reports and practical security recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Support security governance and compliance requirements, including UK GDPR, ISO 27001 and PCI DSS where applicable
- Improve SOC processes, playbooks, tooling and reporting
- Mentor junior security colleagues
Technologies
- Azure
- Hardware
- IBM
- Support
- Microsoft 365
- PowerShell
- Python
- Security
- Splunk
- Windows
- Office 365
- Cloud
More
We are Trident, and we make IT a source of strength, helping organisations thrive so they can better support the people who rely on them. We partner with clients to provide reliable IT services, practical guidance and people-focused support. This is a permanent, full-time, office-based Lead Security Consultant role in central Brighton, with a competitive salary discussed on application. We offer a supportive, collaborative environment that recognises contributions and encourages professional development.
Benefits include 33 days annual leave including bank holidays, increasing by one day per year of service up to 40 days; on-demand IT courses, practice tests and virtual labs; a Bupa Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family; a Cycle to Work scheme; vendor pricing on personal IT hardware and software; the Microsoft Workplace Discount Programme; social spaces, regular events and a Refer-a-Friend bonus scheme.
We welcome applications with an up-to-date CV and review them as they are received. Suitable candidates will be contacted to discuss the role and invited to interview; employment offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. This role may be advertised under a different title from the one used internally.
last updated 45 week of 2026