Senior Security Engineer 80,000 + Bonus + Benefits + Training
Hybrid (Portsmouth, UK)
This is an opportunity to join a fast growing, people first global service provider that is redefining what excellence in cyber defence looks like.
With over $1B in global revenue, this organisation delivers end to end IT outsourcing and managed services to customers across enterprise, public sector and fast growing scale ups. Its Security Practice protects clients through capabilities including Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Threat Hunting, Vulnerability Management, Penetration Testing and Incident Response, supported by a consulting led Security Advisory practice.
As a Senior Security Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining the tools, platforms and integrations that power the companys Security Operations Centre and Cyber Defence services. Join a $1B global IT and Cyber Defence provider investing heavily in people, platforms and innovation
Shape and enhance the SOCs technical foundations, influencing how detection and response evolves
Work with cutting edge tools across Microsoft, Elastic, Palo Alto, Splunk and other leading technologies
Hybrid working, flexible hours and a culture built on trust, growth and inclusion
Paid training and certification pathways with clear routes into consultancy or leadership
Designing, deploying and maintaining core SOC technologies including SIEM, EDR, SOAR, threat intelligence and logging infrastructure
Developing and refining detection use cases, correlation rules and analytics content
Building automation workflows and integrations through scripting or automation platforms
Engineering secure log ingestion pipelines across hybrid cloud and on prem environments
Supporting onboarding of new clients into the SOC to ensure correct configuration and data flow
Maintaining documentation, diagrams and configuration standards
3 to 5 years of experience in a SOC, security engineering or cyber operations environment
Hands on experience with SIEM or EDR platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, Defender, CrowdStrike or Elastic
Knowledge of scripting or automation using KQL, PowerShell, Python or similar
Familiarity with log management, APIs and data normalisation
Understanding of cloud security across Azure, AWS and M365
Strong grasp of network, system and identity security fundamentals
Experience with SOAR platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel Automation, Cortex XSOAR or Splunk SOAR
Integration experience with ServiceNow or ITSM tools
Competitive salary 65,000 to 85,000 depending on experience
Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
Funded training and certification pathways
Pension, healthcare and wellbeing support
Collaborative, inclusive culture focused on trust and professional growth
If you are ready to take the next step in your cyber engineering career and want to do it in a company that invests in your development, values your input and celebrates success together, this is your opportunity to help engineer the future of cyber defence.