SecOps Engineer *INSURANCE EXPERIENCED*

NACBA; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Cyber Security is seeking a Staff Security Operations Engineer to lead and enhance their Security Operations capabilities. Key responsibilities include driving DevSecOps, managing incident response, and ensuring the organization stays threat-ready. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in SecOps within cloud environments and demonstrate strong strategic leadership qualities.

Qualifications

• Strong experience leading SecOps/SOC in cloud-native environments.
• Deep knowledge of Azure, GCP, containers, IaC, and DevSecOps.
• Hands-on with IR, forensics, and threat hunting.

Responsibilities

• Build and run modern SecOps capabilities and tooling.
• Lead incident detection, response, and threat hunting.
• Manage external security vendors and SOC partners.

Skills

SecOps management

Incident response

Threat hunting

Automation

Strategic thinking

Tools

SIEM

EDR/XDR

IDS/IPS

CNAPP

Threat Intel

Job description

Job Title: Staff Security Operations Engineer (SecOps)
Department: Cyber Security
Reports To: CISO

Salary: £600 per day inside IR35

The Role

Own and lead Security Operations. Build out SOC capabilities, drive DevSecOps, and ensure the organisation is threat-ready. Hands-on role blending engineering, strategy, and incident response.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and run modern SecOps capabilities and tooling
• Lead incident detection, response, and threat hunting
• Automate security operations and response workflows
• Manage external security vendors and SOC partners
• Design and embed security in cloud and product environments
• Deliver security KPIs and dashboards to leadership
• Drive innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration

What You Bring

• Strong experience leading SecOps/SOC in cloud-native environments
• Deep knowledge of Azure, GCP, containers, IaC, and DevSecOps
• Skilled in SIEM, EDR/XDR, IDS/IPS, CNAPP, and threat intel
• Hands-on with IR, forensics, and threat hunting
• Strategic thinker, strong communicator, and proactive leader

Eames Consulting is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.