Cyber Detection and Response AI Implementation & Validation Specialist

Tata Consultancy Services; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Health care

Life assurance

Laptop provided

Phone

Training resources

Discounts within Tata network

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Brighton, UK, is seeking a Cyber Detection and Response AI Implementation & Validation Specialist. This permanent, hybrid role focuses on implementing and validating AI-enabled detection and response capabilities within a SOC context.

You will collaborate across cyber, infrastructure, network, cloud, and platform teams, performing testing, simulations, and deployment activities to ensure effective AI-assisted workflows and operations.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in cybersecurity engineering or security operations.
• Experience implementing and integrating enterprise security technologies.
• Familiarity with SIEM, SOAR, EDR, threat intelligence platforms, and SOC workflows.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation, integration, testing, and validation of AI-enabled detection and response capabilities.
• Work across Cyber Detection & Response, infrastructure, network, cloud, and platform teams.
• Validate AI-assisted detection, investigation, and response workflows while enabling next-generation SOC capabilities.
• Develop and execute testing scenarios, attack simulations, and operational readiness exercises.
• Identify integration issues, workflow gaps, and operational risks.
• Support troubleshooting, issue resolution, and deployment activities.
• Document implementation requirements, testing results, architecture components, and operational procedures.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Security operations

Threat detection

Security platform implementation

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

Cloud environments

Networking basics

Attack simulation

Documentation

Communication

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

Job description

Role: Cyber Detection and Response AI Implementation & Validation Specialist

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Brighton, UK

Mode of Working: Hybrid (3 days per week onsite)

Are you looking to help shape the future of AI-enabled cyber defence and security operations?

We have an exciting opportunity for you - Detection and Response AI Implementation & Validation Specialist!

Careers at TCS: It Means More

TCS is a purpose-led transformation company, built on belief. We go beyond helping businesses transform through technology—we enable them to make a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve. Our clients include leading organisations across the UK and globally. At TCS, it means more—more opportunity to make an impact that matters through challenging projects that demand innovation, collaboration, and thought leadership.

• Support the implementation, integration, testing, and validation of AI-enabled detection and response capabilities.
• Work across Cyber Detection & Response, infrastructure, network, cloud, and platform teams.
• Validate AI-assisted detection, investigation, and response workflows while enabling next-generation SOC capabilities.

The Role

As a Cyber Detection and Response AI Implementation & Validation Specialist, you will support the implementation, integration, testing, and validation of AI-enabled detection and response capabilities. You will work closely with Cyber Detection & Response, infrastructure, network, cloud, and platform teams to onboard integrations, resolve deployment dependencies, and validate AI-assisted detection, investigation, and response workflows through testing and attack simulation activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of agentic SOC capabilities, AI assistants, and workflow automation solutions.
• Coordinate the onboarding of integrations, data sources, APIs, service accounts, and required permissions.
• Work with network, cloud, identity, and platform teams to establish connectivity and access required for deployments.
• Validate AI-assisted detection, triage, investigation, and response workflows.
• Develop and execute testing scenarios, attack simulations, and operational readiness exercises.
• Identify integration issues, workflow gaps, and operational risks.
• Support troubleshooting, issue resolution, and deployment activities.
• Document implementation requirements, testing results, architecture components, and operational procedures.

Your Profile

• Solid experience in cybersecurity engineering, security operations, threat detection, or security platform implementation roles.
• Experience implementing and integrating enterprise security technologies.
• Familiarity with SIEM, SOAR, EDR, threat intelligence platforms, and SOC workflows.
• Understanding of network security, APIs, authentication, IAM, and cloud environments.
• Experience conducting security testing, attack simulation, validation, or purple team activities.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.
• Experience working with AI-enabled security, automation, or security workflow platforms.
• Exposure to AI technologies and automation capabilities within cybersecurity environments.
• Experience with endpoint security technologies.
• Experience supporting incident management processes and security operations.
• Additional knowledge of network security, APIs, authentication, IAM, and cloud environments.

TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.

We offer health & wellness initiatives and sports events; we are the proud sponsor of the London Marathon.

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998.

We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer an interview to applicants with disabilities or long-term conditions who meet the minimum criteria for the role.