SecOps Engineer

SecOps Engineer - Central London (hybrid working)

Up to £75,000 PA

Well-established and highly profitable construction engineering business is seeking an experienced SecOps Engineer to join them on a permanent basis. This is a critical leadership role within an organisation undergoing significant digital transformation, with ambitious growth and acquisition plans driving demand for scalable, standardised and efficient business applications.

This role is ideal for a proactive security professional with strong technical expertise across application, network and infrastructure security. You will play a key part in implementing security controls, mitigating risk and contributing to the continuous improvement of the company's overall security posture.

Responsibilities:

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• Monitor security tools including SIEM (QRadar) and respond to threat detection alerts
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• Triage, analyse and prioritise security (via ServiceNow)
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• Investigate root causes of security issues and design effective remediation solutions
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• Oversee Patch Management
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• Conduct vulnerability scans with Qualys, analyse results and prioritise remediation
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• Document SecOps processes and create knowledge base articles in line with best practices
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• Automate security tasks and toolchains using scripting (PowerShell, Batch, etc.)
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• Collaborate with external SOC teams
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• Prepare post-incident reports and root cause analyses
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• Manage end-user device (EUD) security via MS Intune, Sophos and NinjaOne
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• Schedule and assess vulnerability scans on critical infrastructure
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• Maintain patching compliance for OS, Microsoft Office and third-party applications
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• Support infrastructure teams to deploy systems, enhance security policies and manage security-driven changes
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• Produce weekly security operations reports
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• Manage Cisco Umbrella web filtering and SSL inspection policies
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Requirements:

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• Previous hands-on experience in SecOps or Incident Response
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• Recognised Security certifications such as Security+, CEH, or Microsoft security certifications
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• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Windows OS security and hardening
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• Working PowerShell scripting ability for automation tasks
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• Solid understanding of cloud-native security across M365, Azure and AWS
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• Experience with enterprise IT infrastructure
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Any experience with the following will be highly favoured:

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• Strong experience with Qualys
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• Exposure to Varonis
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• Network security knowledge or relevant certifications (TCP/IP, VPNs, routing, segmentation)
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• Experience working with ServiceNow
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Initially 4 days per week onsite, dropping to 3 once passed probation.