SecOps Engineer

Sec Ops 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.

The Role

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.

What You'll Be Doing

Security Operations & Incident Response

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.

Threat Detection & Monitoring

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.

Security Engineering & Improvement

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.

Stakeholder Collaboration

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.

What We're Looking For

Essential Experience

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 You'll also bring:

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.

Technical Experience

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)
Desirable Qualifications

CISSP
SSCP
CompTIA Security+
SC-200
SC-300
Azure Security certifications
GIAC certifications

Equivalent experience will also be considered.

Why Join?

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.

Apply Today

If you're a security professional looking for your next challenge and want the opportunity to influence, protect and improve a modern technology environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now to discuss this opportunity in confidence.

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