Cyber Tooling and Automations specialist

2K; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative gaming company is looking for a skilled cybersecurity professional to enhance its security automation and response capabilities. The role involves building robust security frameworks, optimizing incident responses, and collaborating with various teams on threat management. Candidates should have 3+ years of relevant experience, a strong grasp of security operations, and familiarity with cloud security platforms. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package and an opportunity to work within a vibrant team dedicated to creating engaging gaming experiences.

Benefits

Private Healthcare

Minimum 6% Pension contributions

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Insurance

Discretionary annual performance bonus

Flexible working hours

25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in a technical role related to security operations.
• Strong understanding of security operations and automation processes.
• Experience with cloud security tools and platforms.

Responsibilities

• Build security automations and enhance incident response capabilities.
• Design and maintain automated workflows for cybersecurity tasks.
• Collaborate with teams to identify and automate repetitive tasks.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

Automation processes

SIEM management

Cloud security tools

Job description

As part of our Cyber team, you will help us build a world-class security automation, orchestration, and response capability that will navigate challenging security incidents, drive process improvement, and foster an open culture where we learn from our mistakes as an organization. In this role, you will also develop tools needed to scale our detection and response capabilities across all threats to our Studio and gaming environments.

What you'll be doing:

• Build security automations, logging, and SIEM detections to enhance efficiency, scalability, and incident response capabilities.
• Design, implement, and maintain automated workflows and playbooks to streamline operations, including incident response, threat hunting, cyber threat intelligence, and vulnerability management.
• Collaborate with analysts to identify repetitive tasks and automate them to improve operational efficiency.
• Work with Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, and Attack Surface Management teams to build and tune robust SIEM detections for proactive and reactive response actions.
• Continuously evaluate automation solutions for performance, reliability, and scalability, making improvements as needed.
• Coordinate with third-party vendors and service providers to leverage automation opportunities and ensure successful integrations.
• This position will require participation in an on-call rotation.

What we're looking for:

• At least 3 years of experience in cybersecurity in a technical role related to security operations and/or security software development.
• Strong understanding of security operations, automation processes, detection engineering, and SIEM management.
• Experience with cloud security tools and platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, Google Cloud) and their integration into SOC operations.
• Experience contributing to large-scale, sprint-based security automation and detection engineering projects.

What we offer:

Joining Jagex offers a comprehensive perks & benefits package, including:

• Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan.
• Minimum 6% Pension contributions.
• Employee Assistance Programme & onsite Counselling.
• Life Insurance.
• Discretionary annual performance bonus.
• Enhanced family leave policies from day one.
• Flexible working hours.
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with options to buy or sell holidays, and much more!

About Jagex:

Jagex is a leader in developing and publishing engaging online games that connect millions of players worldwide. Known for the RuneScape franchise, including Old School RuneScape and RuneScape, as well as the open-world survival crafting game RuneScape: Dragonwilds, we excel in delivering immersive forever games and building strong player communities.

We foster an inclusive workplace built on trust, autonomy, and a shared passion for creating lasting games. Our core values include We Embrace Fellowship, We Hone our Craft, Honour our Vows, We Are Our Customers’ Heroes, and Seize The Day.

With over two decades of experience and a team of over 400 talented individuals, we continue to innovate in live game development, leveraging data-driven insights and a commitment to player-first design. Our diverse team thrives on creativity, collaboration, and community-driven development.

As part of Jagex, you will have the opportunity to work on a globally successful franchise, contribute to exciting new projects, and be part of a company that values both its employees and players.