Netcompany

IT Transformation and Delivery

SecurityOperationsEngineer

London, United Kingdom; Glasgow, United Kingdom; Aberdeen, United Kingdom; Manchester, United Kingdom; Belfast, United Kingdom FULL TIME
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; Improve detection and response processes; Manage security incidents effectively; Ensure alert triage, incident investigation, and escalation processes are effective and continuously improved; Design and enable automated monitoring processes; Recommend tools and techniques to improve threat detection and response; Drive continuous improvement

Industry & Context.

IT Transformation and Delivery
Eligibility Requirements

SC-level security clearance, Ability to work within a secure UK government environment

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

Managing the implementation of the monitoring roadmap

Supporting the development of the monitoring strategy

and investigating security alerts

Reviewing security event data

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

Working closely with infrastructure teams

Working closely with application teams

Ensuring operational blockers are escalated quickly

Supporting security operations within an AWS environment and across IaC-managed infrastructure

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work across and with the infrastructure and application teams; Collaborate effectively with infrastructure and application teams; Guide technical stakeholders; Work closely with infrastructure teams on network isolation, IAM revocation, security group changes, snapshot creation, IaC-driven rebuilds, restoration from clean backups; Work closely with application teams on disabling affected features, revoking application sessions, rolling back deployments, restoring application components

Communication Scope

communication skills; ability to guide technical stakeholders

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