Team Lead – Threat Operations

Sophos

As a Team Lead in cybersecurity threat operations at Sophos, you will oversee a 24x7 team of analysts ensuring operational excellence in threat detection and response.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeRemote • 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maintain supervision over the daily queue and provide day-to-day oversight for threat analysts.
Conduct regular one-on-one meetings with team members to provide coaching, mentorship, and support individual development plans that define clear performance goals.
Carry out operational tasks with a focus on rapid resolution, improving efficiency, and reducing backlog.
Oversee and coach analysts in providing accurate, timely technical context to customers, ensuring consistency, clarity, and adherence to MDR communication standards.
Communicate findings and investigation details effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Collaborate with the wider MDR team to operationalize threat intelligence and produce Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) for future use.
Provide triage, data collection, and overall support towards customer escalations.
Champion continuous improvement efforts to refine incident response and threat detection methodologies.
Escalate critical technical investigations to Senior Analysts and Senior Team Leads for review.
Work within established frameworks that lead to success factors for the team.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4-6 years of experience within a cybersecurity environment as an analyst or similar role.
Experience in a security operations center, or similar environment, and identifying indications of compromise or attack and responding to incidents.
Endpoint and network security experience required; IDS, IPS, EDR, ATP, Malware defenses and monitoring experience.
Willingness to work outside of standard business hours, including weekends and holidays – our MDR service is 24x7x365.
Knowledge of common adversary tactics and techniques, e.g., obfuscation, persistence, defense evasion, etc.
Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
Innovative mindset for adapting to changes and learning new skills quickly.
Comfortable with shift-based work and cross-regional coordination.
Eligibility criteria for internal employees- IC2.5 and above only can apply.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees.
Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy.
Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities.
Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint.
Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp.
Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge.
Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing.

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Hard Skills & Tools

cybersecuritythreat analysisincident responseendpoint securitynetwork securityIDSIPSEDRATPmalware defenses

Soft Skills

coachingmentorshipcommunicationproblem-solvingcontinuous improvementadaptabilityteam collaborationcustomer supportperformance managementcross-regional coordination