Salary: £38,000 - 71,000 per year Requirements: Experience operating within a Security Operations or SecOps function Hands-on experience with SIEM (e.g. ELK), EDR and vulnerability tooling Experience securing Linux and Windows environments Understanding of ISO 27001 and secure configuration principles Experience supporting cloud or virtualised platforms (e.g. VMware) Ability to investigate and respond to security incidents Strong understanding of operational security within governed environments Eligible for DV clearance Experience in MOD or classified environments (desirable) Automation experience (Ansible, Terraform, scripting) (desirable) Experience with Nessus/Tenable or similar tools (desirable) Familiarity with JSP 440/441/453 and NCSC guidance (desirable) Responsibilities: Monitor and respond to security events, alerts and incidents across cloud, platform, and application layers. Execute vulnerability scanning, patch assurance and configuration compliance checks. Maintain security tooling such as SIEM, EDR, vulnerability scanners, and cloud-native controls. Support ISO 27001 control operation and evidence collection. Ensure compliance with MoD security standards including JSP 440 and SbD requirements. Support internal/external audit, accreditation and remediation activities. Maintain secure configurations, firewall rules, access control policies, and logging standards. Provide security assurance during change, deployment and release activities. Support improvement of SecOps processes, SOPs and monitoring automation. Technologies: Ansible Cloud ELK Firewall Support JSP Linux Security Terraform VMware Windows DevOps More: We are a dedicated team seeking to secure and operate a MoD-hosted private cloud environment and its associated services. This role is hybrid, allowing for a flexible working arrangement. As an MDA Security Operations Engineer, you will play a critical role in the active defense of live services, ensuring compliance, resilience, and security in a highly governed environment. last updated 19 week of 2026