Netcompany

IT Transformation and Delivery

SecurityOperationsEngineer

Cambridge, United Kingdom; Leeds, United Kingdom; London, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Security Operations Engineer at Netcompany. Skills: Security Operations, Monitoring, Incident Response, AWS, Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Driving the monitoring roadmap. Supporting security operations”

What You'll Achieve.

Strengthen security monitoring and incident response across an AWS environment; Help shape the monitoring strategy; Improve detection and response processes; Manage security incidents effectively; Ensure alert triage, incident investigation, and escalation processes are effective and continuously improved; Drive continuous improvement through dashboard monitoring and retrospective analysis

Industry & Context.

IT Transformation and Delivery
Eligibility Requirements

SC-level security clearance required, Ability to work within a secure UK government environment, Willingness and ability to obtain and maintain SC security clearance

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Experience in security operations, monitoring, or incident response, knowledge of SIEM platforms and security alert triage, Experience analysing security event data and supporting incident escalation, Familiarity with AWS security services, controls, and operational practices, Experience working with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and approaches, Understanding of monitoring automation and detection engineering, Hands-on experience with containment, eradication, and recovery activities, Ability to collaborate effectively with infrastructure and application teams, communication skills and the ability to guide technical stakeholders, A proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement, Willingness and ability to obtain and maintain SC security clearance

Nice to Have

Experience leading small monitoring or security operations teams, Familiarity with cloud security operations and IAM controls in AWS, Knowledge of IaC recovery approaches and secure rebuild patterns, Experience with forensic data collection and evidence handling, Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GCIA, GCIH, AWS Security Specialty, or similar

What You'll Do.

Driving the monitoring roadmap

Supporting security operations

Ensuring alert triage

incident investigation

and escalation processes are effective and continuously improved

Working across and with the infrastructure and application teams

Providing expert guidance during containment

and recovery activities

Designing and enabling automated monitoring processes

Recommending tools and techniques to improve threat detection and response

Managing the implementation of the monitoring roadmap

Supporting the development of the monitoring strategy

and investigating security alerts across protective monitoring platforms

Reviewing security event data to identify incidents and support appropriate escalation

Leading and supporting the design and enablement of automated monitoring processes

Recommending and implementing SIEM and network analysis tools

Driving continuous improvement through dashboard monitoring and retrospective analysis

Supporting incident response activities

including containment

Working closely with infrastructure teams on network isolation

security group changes

and restoration from clean backups

Working closely with application teams on disabling affected features

revoking application sessions

rolling back deployments

and restoring application components

Ensuring operational blockers are escalated quickly to the Incident Response Manager

Supporting security operations within an AWS environment and across Infrastructure as Code (IaC)-managed infrastructure

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate effectively with infrastructure and application teams; Guide technical stakeholders; Work closely with infrastructure teams; Work closely with application teams

Communication Scope

Communication skills; Ability to guide technical stakeholders

Full Job Description

Netcompany is one of the fastest growing technology companies in the UK, recognised for disrupting the marketplace and helping to transform the IT sector. We deliver IT Transformation and Delivery services to some of the most well-known organisations in the UK and can count 18% of the FTSE 100 as clients, delivering services across several different sectors. Netcompany have ambitious growth plans for the next few years and will continue to win and deliver multi-million-pound projects, offering a fantastic opportunity for all members of staff to grow with us and carve out a challenging, successful and rewarding career At Netcompany, we help organisations strengthen their digital resilience through smart, secure, and sustainable solutions. We are looking for a Security Operations Engineer to support a UK Government client by strengthening security monitoring and incident response across an AWS environment running Netcompany Platforms. In this role, you will help shape the monitoring strategy, improve detection and response processes, and work closely with technical teams to manage security incidents effectively in a highly secure environment. The role: As a Security Operations Engineer, you will take responsibility for driving the monitoring roadmap, supporting security operations, and ensuring that alert triage, incident investigation, and escalation processes are effective and continuously improved. This is very much a hands-on role. You will work across and with the infrastructure and application teams within an AWS-based platform environment, providing expert guidance during containment, eradication, and recovery activities. You will also help design and enable automated monitoring processes and recommend tools and techniques to improve threat detection and response. This role requires SC-level security clearance and the ability to work within a secure UK government environment. Key responsibilities: * Manage the implementation of the monitoring roadmap * Support

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