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


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


Any experience with the following will be highly favoured:
*Strong experience with Qualys
*Exposure to Varonis
*Network security knowledge or relevant certifications (TCP/IP, VPNs, routing, segmentation)
*Experience working with ServiceNow


Initially 4 days per week onsite, dropping to 3 once passed probation.