Interim Cyber Defence Operations Lead

About the assignment We are looking for an experienced security operations leader to step in as interim Cyber Defence Lead for a global manufacturing company, covering for the regular manager during a planned leave. You will keep security operations running smoothly, lead the response when something serious happens, and strengthen how the team detects and follows up on threats.

Location: Stockholm, with remote work possible (up to 100%)

Start: 26 October 2026 (we are looking to fill this as soon as possible)

End: 31 August 2027

Scope: Full time (100%)

Working language: English

What you'll be doing

Leading and coordinating the security operations function (SOC) day to day

Owning incident management and threat follow-up from detection to closure

Helping lead P1 and major incidents when needed, sometimes outside office hours

Improving mean time to respond and recover (MTTR) and widening monitoring and detection coverage

Making sure incidents, threats, vulnerabilities and agreed actions are followed up on time

Coordinating with internal teams and external service providers, acting as the subject matter expert

Turning technical findings into clear actions and reporting for managers and stakeholders

What we're looking for

A strong background in SOC operations, incident response and cyber defence, with experience leading or coordinating a team

Hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel and Palo Alto (for example Cortex), or comparable enterprise XDR/SIEM platforms

Experience with vulnerability management and security monitoring

Understanding of modern identity risks, including privileged and non-human identities

Strong communication and stakeholder skills, and fluent English

A calm, structured and proactive approach under pressure

Nice to have

Experience from global or regulated organisations

Automation of triage and response

Certifications such as GCIH, GCIA or CISSP

Interested? Apply as soon as possible, as we review applications on a rolling basis and the assignment starts shortly.