Security Operations Engineer - Engine by Starling

Starling Bank; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK bank is seeking a talented SOC Engineer to join their in-house team. You will play a key role in monitoring security, responding to incidents, and enhancing security operations in cloud environments. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity, particularly in SOC roles, and is well-versed in incident response and cloud security practices. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

33 days holiday

Extra day for your birthday

Annual leave increase with service

Paid volunteering time

Enhanced pension scheme

Life insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Generous family-friendly policies

Referral incentives

Retail discounts and wellness platform access

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands‑on experience in a SOC or similar cybersecurity role.
• Experience with cloud security monitoring and incident response.
• Familiarity with attack vectors and threat intelligence frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK).

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts and perform triage of incidents.
• Investigate security incidents and create response playbooks.
• Collaborate with teams to respond to and document security incidents.

Skills

Security Monitoring

Incident Response

Cloud Security

Threat Hunting

Security Tools Optimization

Education

Cyber/Information Security Degree

CompTIA Security+

(ISC)² SSCP

CySA+

Job description

At Engine by Starling, we are on a mission to find and work with leading banks all around the world who have the ambition to build rapid growth businesses, on our technology.

Engine is Starling's software-as-a-service (SaaS) business, the technology that was built to power Starling, and two years ago we split out as a separate business.

Starling has seen exceptional growth and success, and a large part of that is down to the fact that we have built our own modern technology from the ground up. This SaaS technology platform is now available to banks and financial institutions all around the world, enabling them to benefit from the innovative digital features, and efficient back-office processes that has helped achieve Starling's success.

As a company, everyone is expected to roll up their sleeves to help deliver great outcomes for our clients. We are an engineering led company and we’re looking for people who are will be excited by the potential for Engine’s technology to transform banking in different markets around the world. Our purpose is underpinned by five values: Listen, Keep It Simple, Do The Right Thing, Own It, and Aim For Greatness.

Hybrid Working

We have a Hybrid approach to working here at Engine - our preference is that you're located within a commutable distance of one of our offices so that we're able to interact and collaborate in person.

About the Role

To support our growth, we are looking for talented and motivated SOC engineers to join our foundational in-house SOC team. In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in supporting the development, implementation, and operating of our security monitoring, detection, and response capabilities, with a particular focus on our cloud environments. You'll be at the forefront of responding to incidents and alerts, and helping shape the future of our security operations capabilities.

What you’ll get to do

Security Monitoring & Alert Triage:

• Monitor security alerts and events generated by various security tools
• Perform triage and analysis of security incidents and anomalies, distinguishing between true positives and false positives.
• Prioritise alerts based on severity, potential impact, and business criticality.

Incident Detection & Response:

• Investigate security incidents thoroughly, leveraging logs from platforms, endpoints, applications, and other security tools.
• Create and follow incident response playbooks and contribute to their continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Technology, Product and Engineering Teams to contain, eradicate, and recover from security incidents.
• Document incident details, findings, and remediation steps accurately and comprehensively.

Additionally

• Stay informed about the latest cyber threats, attack techniques, and vulnerabilities, especially those targeting cloud environments.
• Participate in proactive threat hunting activities using available tools and data sources.
• Contribute to the optimisation, tuning, and maintenance of SOC tools
• Identify opportunities for automation to streamline security operations and enhance detection capabilities.
• Maintain detailed records of security incidents, investigations, and remediation actions.

• 3+ years of hands‑on experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC) or similar cybersecurity role.
• Demonstrable experience with cloud security monitoring and incident response.

• Familiarity with various attack vectors, threat intelligence frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK).
• A cyber/information security related degree and/or relevant cybersecurity qualifications would be beneficial e.g. CompTIA Security+, (ISC)² SSCP or CySA+

Interview Process

• Stage 1 - 45 mins with BISO
• Stage 2 - 60 min with Team Members
• Stage 3 - Final with CTO

Benefits

• 33 days holiday (including public holidays, which you can take when it works best for you)
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
• Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
• Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
• Generous family‑friendly policies
• Incentives refer a friend scheme
• Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing

About Us

You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren’t sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway. We’re on a mission to radically reshape banking – and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we’re proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.

Engine by Starling is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Engine by Starling are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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