Senior Secops Engineer

Description:

Lawrence Harvey is partnering with a leading UK-based FinTech firm to hire an experienced Senior SecOps Engineer to play a pivotal role in shaping their Cyber Defence capability. This position offers the opportunity to work fully remotely while being at the forefront of building and enhancing a relatively greenfield SOC (Security Operations Center) environment.

As a Senior SecOps Engineer, you will lead both engineering and analysis functions, monitor and respond to security incidents, and design advanced detection rules while continuously improving monitoring infrastructure and tooling. You will collaborate closely with the SOC Manager to establish best practices for detection, response, and automation using a Detection-as-Code (DAC) and Infrastructure-as-Code (IAC) approach.

This role is ideal for a professional who thrives in automation-first, cloud-native environments and is passionate about developing robust security solutions to defend against evolving threats.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a technical lead and escalation point for complex security incidents and investigations.

• Develop and implement advanced detection rules while automating repetitive tasks to enhance efficiency.

• Research emerging threats and develop proactive countermeasures to safeguard systems.

• Mentor and train junior SOC team members, guiding them through complex incident response cases.

• Contribute to the strategic buildout of SOC capabilities with a focus on continuous improvement.

• Utilize and fine-tune Microsoft Security tools, including Defender, Sentinel, and KQL, to enhance threat detection and response.

Key Requirements:

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a SOC environment handling high-profile incidents.

• Proven expertise in hybrid-cloud SOC environments (Azure/AWS preferred).

• Hands-on experience implementing and deploying DAC and IAC.

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Security stack (Defender, Sentinel, KQL).

• Demonstrated ability to lead security engineering and automation projects.

Benefits:

• Competitive annual salary (£80,000 – £90,000) with performance-based bonus.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Opportunity to work remotely with a highly innovative FinTech organization.

• Work with cutting-edge technology in a greenfield security environment.

• Career growth in a dynamic and forward-thinking company.