Job Opportunity: Senior Security Operations Engineer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Security Operations Engineer based in United Kingdom.

About the Role

Join a high-impact security engineering environment focused on building and operating a world-class Security Operations function.

You’ll combine security operations, software engineering, security engineering, and site reliability practices to protect complex digital infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Combine security operations, software engineering, security engineering, and site reliability practices to protect complex digital infrastructure.
• Provide operational and technical leadership across security operations initiatives.
• Design, build, deploy, and operate security software, platforms, and tooling.
• Monitor security environments, identify emerging threats, investigate incidents, coordinate responses, and drive effective remediation.
• Assess existing security controls and recommend or implement improvements.
• Apply software engineering and site reliability principles to automate security processes.
• Mentor and support early-career Security Operations engineers.
• Plan, prioritise, and deliver security initiatives within an agile engineering framework.
• Collaborate across engineering and security teams to address complex technical challenges.
• Contribute to the wider open source security ecosystem.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant professional experience, with substantial experience across cybersecurity and/or software engineering.
• Professional experience in security operations, ideally including experience working within or leading a Security Operations Center.
• Strong software engineering background with the ability to design and develop reliable security tools and platforms.
• Hands-on proficiency with scripting languages such as Python and Bash.
• Working knowledge of Git, GitOps, Infrastructure-as-Code, and modern orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of security operations, including security monitoring, threat hunting, incident response, remediation, and defensive security practices.
• Experience working with complex or high-impact security environments and the ability to respond effectively to sophisticated threats.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and mentoring skills.
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM, or a related discipline, or a compelling professional background demonstrating equivalent expertise.
• A strong record of academic, technical, or professional achievement and a genuine interest in open source security.
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST CSF, CIS Controls, or ISO 27001 is valued.
• Experience with security architecture, leading security tools, offensive or defensive security teams, advanced persistent threats, or additional programming languages such as Go is an advantage.