Secops Engineer

Hybrid Working | Permanent | Competitive Salary + Benefits

Help Protect, Secure and Strengthen a Modern Technology Environment

Cyber threats continue to evolve, and we're looking for a talented Security Operations (Sec Ops) Engineer to play a key role in safeguarding a complex and business‑critical technology estate.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation where security is a strategic priority. Working across security operations, engineering and incident response, you'll help detect and respond to emerging threats while continuously improving the tools, processes and controls that protect the business.

If you're passionate about cyber security and enjoy combining technical expertise with real‑world problem‑solving, we'd love to hear from you.

As a Sec Ops Engineer, you'll sit at the heart of the organisation's cyber security function, partnering with internal technology teams and external security providers to maintain and enhance security operations.

You'll be responsible for monitoring threats, responding to incidents, improving detection capabilities and helping drive security best practice across the wider business.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to influence security strategy whilst remaining hands‑on with leading security technologies.

• Investigate, triage and respond to security alerts and incidents.
• Coordinate incident response activities to minimise business impact.
• Perform root‑cause analysis and recommend preventative measures.
• Lead or support security investigations and post‑incident reviews.

• Enhance monitoring and detection capabilities across the organisation.
• Tune and optimise security tooling to improve visibility and reduce false positives.
• Identify emerging threats, vulnerabilities and attack vectors.
• Support threat hunting and proactive security initiatives.

• Configure and maintain SIEM, EDR/XDR and monitoring solutions.
• Drive security automation and orchestration initiatives.
• Deliver security improvement projects and technical enhancements.
• Support the implementation of security controls, policies and standards.

• Act as a key liaison for managed SOC and security partners.
• Work closely with infrastructure, cloud and application teams.
• Provide technical security guidance to internal stakeholders.
• Help embed a security‑first culture across the organisation.

You’ll likely have experience in one or more of the following roles:

• Security Operations Engineer
• Cyber Security Analyst
• Security Engineer
• SOC Analyst (Level 2/3)
• Threat Detection Engineer
• Incident Response Analyst

• Strong knowledge of cyber security operations and incident management.
• Experience with security monitoring and detection technologies.
• Understanding of endpoint, identity and cloud security.
• Experience working within Microsoft 365 environments.
• Knowledge of vulnerability management and security best practices.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.

Experience with some of the following technologies is highly desirable:

• Microsoft Sentinel
• Microsoft Defender XDR
• Crowd Strike
• Sentinel One
• Splunk
• IBM QRadar
• Azure Security Services
• Security Automation & SOAR platforms
• Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)

• CISSP
• SSCP
• CompTIA Security+
• SC-200
• SC-300
• Azure Security certifications
• GIAC certifications
• Equivalent experience will also be considered.

This is more than a security operations role. It's an opportunity to help shape the future of cyber security within a business that values innovation, continuous improvement and technology excellence.

You'll gain exposure to modern security tooling, meaningful projects and strategic initiatives while working alongside experienced technology and security professionals.

Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.