Cloud-Native Threat Detection Lead

Orbis Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Orbis Group is seeking a Lead Threat Detection Engineer in London to own and evolve our threat detection lifecycle across a multi-cloud environment. You will build and refine SIEM detections, automate response, and work with engineering to turn findings into scalable security improvements.

The role emphasizes hands-on threat hunting, threat intelligence, and clear ownership of security outcomes in a fintech-oriented landscape, with a base salary up to £120k plus bonus.

Qualifications

• Experience building detections, not only responding to alerts.
• Strong SIEM experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk or similar.
• Cloud security across AWS, GCP and Azure.
• Experience with KQL, SPL or similar querying.
• Python scripting and security automation.
• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code exposure.
• Threat intelligence or threat hunting experience.
• Strong ownership and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve threat detection lifecycle across cloud estate.
• Build and enhance SIEM detections and monitoring.
• Automate manual detection/remediation.
• Develop threat intelligence and hunting capabilities.
• Improve security monitoring across AWS, GCP, Azure.
• Collaborate with engineering to translate findings into improvements.
• Review tooling and influence future tech decisions.
• Provide technical leadership and upskill others.

Skills

SIEM experience

Cloud security

Querying skills

Python scripting

Terraform IaC

Threat intelligence

Threat hunting

Ownership

Communication

Job description

Orbis Group is seeking a Lead Threat Detection Engineer in London to own and evolve our threat detection lifecycle across a multi-cloud environment. You will build and refine SIEM detections, automate response, and work with engineering to turn findings into scalable security improvements.

The role emphasizes hands-on threat hunting, threat intelligence, and clear ownership of security outcomes in a fintech-oriented landscape, with a base salary up to £120k plus bonus.