Job Title: Junior Detection & Response Engineer
Salary: £48,987 - £54,430
Location: Edinburgh, Bristol, Leeds or Manchester
Hours: Full-time – 35 hours
Working Pattern: Hybrid; at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments including hybrid working expectations in line with our Flexibility Works policy.
End Date: Tuesday 02 June 2026
Flexible Working Options: Hybrid Working, Job Share
Responsibilities
This role sits at the heart of cyber defence, combining analytical depth with real operational impact. It focuses on designing and continuously refining detection rules informed by threat intelligence, modelling and real‑world investigations, ensuring controls remain effective against evolving risks. The position leads end‑to‑end triage and investigation of security events, using logs and telemetry to reach clear, evidence‑based conclusions and elevate high‑risk activity with structured findings and practical recommendations. It also includes proactive threat hunting and modelling to build insight into attacker behaviour and emerging risks, alongside improving response playbooks and introducing automation to accelerate detection and response. Learning is captured and shared through documentation and post‑incident reviews, helping the team continuously raise its standards and resilience.
Qualifications
* Strong understanding of threat detection platforms, detection lifecycle concepts and investigation methods (1-2+ years experience)
* Ability to analyse security logs, events and telemetry to reach clear, reasoned conclusions
* Knowledge of attacker behaviour and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) (1-2+ years experience)
* Understanding of detection logic, including SIEM use cases and detection‑as‑code (DaC) concepts
* Awareness of advanced cyber defence concepts and how to apply them in practice
* Willingness to participate in an on‑call rota and regular weekend working where required
Benefits
* A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
* An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
* Share schemes including free shares
* Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
* 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
* A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long‑term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.
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