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💼 SOC Engineer / Senior SOC Engineer
🚨 WE'RE HIRING – SOC ENGINEER (JUNIOR & SENIOR) 🚨
📍 Location: Manchester / Liverpool (Hybrid – 1–2 days/week on-site) 💷 Salary: Competitive + Benefits 📅 Annual Leave: 30 days + bank holidays 🔐 SC Clearance eligibility required
We recruiting for an exciting opportunity within a highly regulated environment. We're looking for SOC Engineers (both Junior and Senior levels) to join a growing Cyber Security team, engineering and optimising Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, and SOAR capabilities.
This isn't a pure triage/analyst role – we need engineers who can build, tune, automate, and scale our detection platform.
🔧 What you'll be doing:
- Engineering and maintaining Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, and Log Analytics platforms
- Onboarding and normalising log sources across hybrid/cloud environments
- Writing and tuning KQL detection rules and analytics logic
- Building SOAR playbooks (Logic Apps, automation workflows) to reduce manual effort
- Managing telemetry ingestion, parsers, and data retention for cost optimisation
- Producing platform health reports and identifying coverage gaps
- Mentoring junior engineers and contributing to team development
- Acting as technical SME during incidents
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🧠 What we're looking for:
- ✅ Deep experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Defender suite, and KQL
- ✅ Strong scripting/automation skills (PowerShell, Python, Logic Apps)
- ✅ Solid understanding of MITRE ATT&CK, NCSC CAF, NIST CSF
- ✅ Stakeholder management – able to translate technical complexity to non-technical audiences
- ✅ Degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or equivalent
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Desirable: SC-200 / AZ-500, ServiceNow SecOps, regulated sector experience (nuclear/defence/CNI).
🎁 What's in it for you:
- 30 days annual leave (+ bank holidays)
- Hybrid working – Warrington base, flexible on-site
- Opportunity to shape SOC engineering strategy in a critical environment
- Clear progression pathway (Junior → Senior → Lead)
- Certifications and training budget (SC-200, AZ-500, etc.)
- Work with cutting-edge Microsoft security tech
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