Security Operations Engineer: Detect, Respond & Protect Research

The Ellison Institute Of Technology (eit); Oxford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £60,000-£70,000

Travel allowance

Bonus

Pension 7.5%

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Employee discounts

Cycle to Work

Family Planning

Neurodiversity support

Coaching & Therapy

Job summary

The Ellison Institute Of Technology (EIT) seeks an experienced Security Operations Engineer to protect its people, platforms and world-class research. This role sits in a growing cyber security team combining monitoring, incident response, detection engineering and continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with colleagues across IT, research computing, governance and legal to create a secure environment that enables scientific discovery and innovation to thrive.

Qualifications

• Experience in Security Operations, SOC or incident response.
• Hands-on with SIEM platforms (Azure Sentinel, Splunk, Sophos Taegis).
• Familiarity with EDR tools (SentinelOne, CrowdStrike).
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Windows and Linux, networking, identity management basics.
• Cloud environments experience in enterprise settings.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Scripting with Python, PowerShell or Bash.
• Experience in research/ HE/ healthcare or innovation-focused environments.
• Familiarity with ISO27001:2022 or other security frameworks.
• Relevant certifications (CISSP, CompTIA Security+, CC, SSCP, CySA+).
• Experience supporting large-scale data platforms or HPC.

Responsibilities

• Operate and improve security monitoring across endpoints, servers, cloud platforms and networks.
• Maintain and optimise SIEM, EDR and cloud security tooling.
• Investigate, triage and respond to security alerts.
• Support incident response, containment and recovery efforts.
• Produce incident reports and root cause analyses.
• Develop detection rules and automation workflows.
• Use threat intelligence to strengthen monitoring and detection.
• Support vulnerability management and remediation tracking.
• Collaborate with IT, research computing and governance teams.
• Assist with security documentation, audits and risk assessments.
• Promote knowledge sharing and continuous improvement within the team.

Skills

Security Operations Centre (SOC)

SIEM

EDR

MITRE ATT&CK

Windows

Linux

Cloud security

Python/PowerShell/Bash

ISO27001

Security certifications

Data platforms/HPC

Tools

Azure Sentinel

Splunk

Sophos Taegis

SentinelOne

CrowdStrike

SOAR platforms

Job description

The Ellison Institute Of Technology (EIT) seeks an experienced Security Operations Engineer to protect its people, platforms and world-class research. This role sits in a growing cyber security team combining monitoring, incident response, detection engineering and continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with colleagues across IT, research computing, governance and legal to create a secure environment that enables scientific discovery and innovation to thrive.