Cyber Detection Engineering Manager

InfoSec People Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus

Job summary

InfoSec People Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a senior Cyber Defence Engineering leader to shape and drive a highly skilled team responsible for detection, automation and endpoint security. You will own the strategy, roadmap and evolution of the cyber defence technology stack while leading detection engineering, EDR, threat hunting and security automation across enterprise-scale cloud environments.

This is a high-impact, high-visibility role with significant investment in security

Qualifications

• Experience leading cyber security engineering teams.
• Strong hands-on with Defender XDR, Sentinel, and CrowdStrike.
• Proven ability to implement security automation using SOAR/Logic Apps.
• Experience operating within enterprise-scale cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Security Engineers, Detection Engineers and Automation Specialists.
• Own the Cyber Defence Engineering roadmap and strategy.
• Drive Detection-as-Code and CI/CD adoption.
• Lead engineering initiatives across Defender XDR, Sentinel and CrowdStrike Falcon.
• Enhance detection coverage and threat hunting capabilities.
• Deliver automation solutions to improve operations.
• Serve as senior technical authority for cyber defence technologies.
• Manage vendor relationships and security technology investments.

Skills

Leadership

Threat hunting

KQL

Security automation

Detection engineering

CI/CD

SOAR

Cloud environments

Stakeholder management

Education

CISSP

SC-200

SC-100

AZ-500

GIAC Certifications

CrowdStrike Certifications

Tools

Microsoft Defender XDR

Microsoft Sentinel

CrowdStrike Falcon

Logic Apps

Sentinel Automation

Job description

We're partnering with a leading organisation operating within the retail sector as they continue to invest heavily in their cyber security capabilities.

This is an opportunity to lead a highly skilled Cyber Defence Engineering function responsible for some of the most advanced detection, automation and endpoint security technologies in the market.

You'll own the strategy, roadmap and evolution of the cyber defence technology stack while leading a team focused on detection engineering, EDR, threat hunting and security automation.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading and developing a team of Security Engineers, Detection Engineers and Automation Specialists
• Owning the Cyber Defence Engineering roadmap and strategy
• Driving adoption of Detection-as-Code and CI/CD methodologies
• Leading engineering initiatives across Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel and CrowdStrike Falcon
• Enhancing detection coverage and threat hunting capabilities
• Delivering automation solutions that improve operational efficiency
• Acting as the senior technical authority for cyber defence technologies
• Managing key vendor relationships and security technology investments

What We're Looking For

• Experience leading Cyber Security Engineering or Security Operations Engineering teams
• Strong expertise with Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Sentinel
• Experience with CrowdStrike Falcon
• Deep understanding of Detection Engineering principles
• Experience implementing security automation using Logic Apps, Sentinel Automation or equivalent SOAR technologies
• Strong KQL and threat hunting capability
• Experience operating within enterprise-scale cloud environments
• Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills
• CISSP
• SC-200
• SC-100
• AZ-500
• GIAC Certifications
• CrowdStrike Certifications

What's In It For You?

• Competitive salary and bonus
• Significant investment in security technologies
• High-profile leadership role
• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Exposure to cutting-edge Microsoft Security technologies