Moore Kingston Smith

Security Operations Engineer

Moore Kingston Smith

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: LondonUnited 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