
Security Operations Engineer
Moore Kingston Smith
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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Salary
💰 £60,000 - £66,000 per year
About the role
- Investigate and respond to security alerts across endpoint, network and cloud environments
- Analyse logs and telemetry to identify indicators of compromise and potential threats
- Support incident investigations and coordinate remediation with internal technical teams
- Develop or refine detection rules and monitoring capability
- Support vulnerability management activities and follow up on remediation actions
- Assist with penetration testing coordination and remediation tracking
- Contribute to security monitoring improvements and automation where appropriate
- Support security compliance activities aligned to ISO27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus
Requirements
- Experience working within a security operations or cyber defence environment
- Experience investigating security alerts and conducting incident analysis
- Experience using SIEM platforms and endpoint detection and response tools
- Strong understanding of networking and system behaviour (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S)
- Ability to analyse security data across endpoint, network and cloud environments
- Experience working with security monitoring and threat detection tooling
- Scripting capability in Python, PowerShell or Bash
- Understanding of threat frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK
- Experience with tools such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, Defender, CrowdStrike, Tenable or Qualys would be beneficial.
Benefits
- **Salary:** Transparent pay framework & promotion opportunities to recognise your contributions and performance.
- **Generous Annual Leave**: Enjoy 25 days plus three days off at Christmas. (pro-rata)
- **Flexible Working:** We're committed to a positive work-life balance, offering a hybrid working policy that prioritises your well-being and flexibility.
- **Comprehensive Wellbeing Support**: Health Cash Plan, Access to Digicare+, Employee Assistance Programme, and more!
- **Professional Subscriptions:** Invest in your growth and development.
- **Inclusive Employer:** Be part of a diverse team with equity, inclusion, and flexibility at the core
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Hard Skills & Tools
incident analysisvulnerability managementpenetration testingscriptingnetworkingsystem behaviourthreat detectionlog analysisdetection rules developmentsecurity monitoring
Certifications
ISO27001Cyber Essentials Plus