Security Operations Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Belfast; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading American FinTech company is seeking a Security Operations Engineer to build their in-house SOC and enhance incident response capabilities. This role offers an exciting opportunity for career growth in a rapidly expanding mobile-first payments organization, with remote work flexibility and valuable benefits such as stock options and medical insurance.

Benefits

Stock options

Private medical insurance

Pension contribution of 4%

Flexibility to work from the office or from home

Qualifications

• Experience in deploying security related IaC projects at scale.
• Familiarity with SOAR and optimisation of Security Controls using automation.
• Experience working with multi-cloud environments (specifically AWS and Azure).

Responsibilities

• Building the infrastructure of a new in-house SOC.
• Conducting incident response against threat actors.
• Working on SIEM detection content development and false positive reduction.

Skills

Incident response

Threat hunting

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Job description

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Brand new permanent role with an innovative American FinTech company. They’re hiring for a top-tier Security Operations Engineer to work with their wider Security team, and to be responsible for building the infrastructure of their new in-house SOC.

Every year, the company processes over $10 billion in value for their customers. The headquarters are in London and San Francisco, but they have employees in 40+ countries around the world, working 100% remotely.

This is a pivotal role at the heart of a rapidly growing mobile-first payments solution organisation, where you can truly shape and affect how the incident response is delivered.

You would be reporting to the Security Operations Lead (who reports to the Head of Security) and will be working alongside a team of talented and motivated engineers, giving you some incredible learning opportunities.

If you’re a passionate and driven engineer, who constantly seeks excellence, apply and we can have a call to discuss your background and suitability for the role.

Key responsibilities

• You will be responsible for building the infrastructure of a new in-house SOC, all the way through to conducting precise and robust incident response against basic and advanced threat actors.
• You will be responsible for the automation workflow design and use case development.
• You will work on the SIEM detection content development and false positive reduction.
• You will be in charge of robust and detailed incident response to threats, investigation, and triage of day-to-day security events.

Key requirements

• Experience in deploying security related IaC projects at scale.
• Familiarity with SOAR and optimisation of Security Controls using automation.
• Experience working with multi cloud environments (specifically AWS and Azure).
• Incident response and threat hunting experience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

What you’ll get in return

• Stock options
• Private medical insurance
• Pension contribution of 4%
• Flexibility to work from the office or from home