SOC Team Leader

Role summary

SOC Team Leader is a role at Check Point Software Technologies in Tel-Aviv, Tel-Aviv District, Israel (on-site). Posted 2026-09-09. Experience level: 2-5.

Job title

SOC Team Leader

Company

Check Point Software Technologies

Location

Tel-Aviv, Tel-Aviv District, Israel

Work arrangement

on-site

Category

Cybersecurity

Experience level

2-5

Date posted

2026-09-09

Job description

Company Description

At Check Point, what you do matters. Every day, we protect over 100,000 organizations worldwide from increasingly sophisticated cyber and AI-driven threats, securing their AI transformation.

Our prevention-first approach safeguards hybrid networks, cloud environments, digital workspaces, and AI systems, stopping attacks before they happen.

This is where innovation meets real-world impact. You’ll help customers across industries operate with confidence in a rapidly changing digital world, working alongside smart, curious people who take ownership, challenge assumptions, and solve complex problems.

We’re proud to be recognized by TIME, Newsweek, and Forbes for excellence and workplace culture.

What really sets Check Point apart is the opportunity to grow, contribute, and help companies navigate their AI transformation securely.

If you’re excited to work at the forefront of AI-driven security on a global scale, this is the place to do it.

Job Description

Lead and develop a team of SOC analysts, growing their skills and owning their day-to-day performance

Take ownership of complex and high-severity incidents, from detection through containment, resolution, and lessons learned

Manage shift coverage and scheduling to maintain continuous security operations

Help design our Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) playbooks, and serve as the approver for any changes to them

Propose new automation flows that speed up investigations and take repetitive work off the team

Improve detections, investigation workflows, and runbooks — and measure whether the changes worked

Design and apply AI and agent-based capabilities to strengthen detection, investigation, and response

Define and build SOC key performance indicators (KPIs), and report on performance, incident trends, and risk insights to management

Partner with engineering, IT, threat intelligence, and other teams during investigations and improvement work

Hire, onboard, and train new analysts

Set the standard for clear, professional, service-oriented communication with employees

Qualifications

4 or more years in a SOC or similar cyber security role, including hands-on work on high-severity incidents

Experience leading or mentoring analysts

Hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining SOAR playbooks and security automations

Hands-on experience with SIEM, EDR, XDR, External Attack Surface Management (EASM), and Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) platforms

Experience using and designing AI and agent-based tools for security work

Strong understanding of IT infrastructure, operating systems, cloud environments, and networking fundamentals

Deep knowledge of common cyber threats and attack techniques, including phishing, malware, ransomware, credential theft, and supply-chain attacks

Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and threat modeling

Sharp analytical thinking and steady judgment under pressure

Strong written and verbal English communication skills

Referral Category: Standard Position

CP Department: MIS

Office Location: Tel-Aviv

Career site Category: IT & System Administration