Cloud Security Specialist

JR United Kingdom; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data science company is seeking a Senior Security Operations Analyst for a 6-month contract with potential extension. You'll work in a hybrid environment to enhance cloud detection strategies and lead threat response initiatives, contributing significantly to the security of their operations.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in security monitoring and incident response.
• Hands-on with XDR tools and confident with KQL.
• Strong background in securing cloud environments (GCP) and container workloads.

Responsibilities

• Monitor threats across hybrid and cloud estates.
• Craft and fine-tune detections using KQL.
• Lead incident response efforts.

Skills

Security monitoring

Threat detection

Incident response

Threat hunting

Security automation

Scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash)

Tools

XDR tools (Defender, Carbon Black, CrowdStrike, FireEye)

Microsoft Sentinel

Kubernetes

Docker

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Senior Security Operations Analyst (Contract - Inside IR35)

6-Month Initial Term | Hybrid | Potential to Extend

We're working with a global data science powerhouse in securing a Senior Security Operations Analyst for a 6-month contract (with strong extension potential).

This is your chance to step into a high-impact role where you’ll sharpen cloud detection strategies, lead threat response efforts, and make your mark on a modern, cloud-native security operation — all within a business that thrives on data at scale.

Key Responsibilities:

• Keeping a sharp eye on threats across hybrid and cloud estates (GCP)
• Crafting and fine-tuning smart detections using KQL
• Leading the charge on incident response, from first alert to final report
• Getting stuck into threat hunting and shaping how detections are built and improved
• Helping drive security automation and weaving in IaC wherever possible
• Teaming up with engineers and platform folk to lock down cloud and container environments

Requirements:

• Solid chops in security monitoring, threat detection, and fast, effective incident response
• Hands-on with XDR tools like Defender, Carbon Black, CrowdStrike, or FireEye
• Confident with KQL, especially in Microsoft Sentinel
• Strong background in GCP
• Experience securing Kubernetes, Docker, and containerised workloads
• Familiar with MITRE ATT&CK, SOAR, and writing detections as code
• Comfortable scripting in Python, PowerShell, or Bash

Start Date: ASAP

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