Detection & Response Engineering Lead

Detection & Response Engineering Lead

Salary: £85-100k + 10% Bonus & Benefits. Location – Cambridge (1 day per week in office).

We are recruiting for a senior‑level Cyber Security Detection & Response Engineer to enhance our Cyber Detection, Response and Investigation capabilities.

You will have ownership of the entire Detection and Response function, building out the IR playbooks and processes while leading investigations; you will also be responsible for building detection capabilities in a cloud‑native environment, implementing detection‑as‑code, and working with wider Engineering teams to drive a culture of secure development.

This is a pivotal hire in a wide security transformation program, reporting to the Director of Cyber Security.

• Design, build and deploy security tooling to monitor, detect and respond to security events within a complex technical environment.
• Lead response and investigation of cyber incidents, continuously building out playbooks and streamlining the process.
• Work with wider development teams to ensure security is incorporated throughout the entire SDLC.

• 4+ years’ experience in an advanced Security Engineering capacity; developing and deploying cyber monitoring and detection tooling.
• Previous experience building detection rules and logics to defend against known and potential threats.
• Experience working in cloud‑native (AWS) Sec Ops environments and responding to incidents using techniques such as deep packet capture, network forensics, malware analysis, etc.
• Knowledge of and recent experience scripting, coding and programming in Python.

If you’re an experienced security engineer with a background in fast‑paced, innovative environments, we would love to hear from you. Apply directly or contact