Security Operations Specialist

JR United Kingdom; Dartford; Remote; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK Fintech firm is looking for a Security Operations Specialist to enhance its Cyber Defence capabilities. This fully remote role requires an experienced SecOps professional to lead incident response and develop automation strategies while mentoring junior team members. The position offers competitive salary and benefits as part of a rapidly growing team.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in a SOC handling high-profile incidents.
• Proficient with Microsoft Security tools, hybrid-cloud environments.
• Proven SecOps engineering and automation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and escalate complex incidents and investigations.
• Develop detection rules and automate routine tasks.
• Research emerging threats and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Incident Response

Monitoring

Security Engineering

Automation

Tools

Microsoft Security tools

Azure

AWS

Job description

Security Operations Specialist, Dartford

Client:

Lawrence Harvey

Location:

Dartford, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

1

Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

Job Description:

SecOps Specialist

Location – Fully Remote

Salary - £75-85k + Bonus + Benefits

We are currently working with a UK Fintech firm that is building out its Cyber Defence capabilities and is seeking a cloud-based Security Operations Specialist.

This role involves both Engineering and Analysis, including monitoring, incident response, developing detection rules, and enhancing monitoring infrastructure and tooling.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced SecOps specialist with expertise in both analysis and engineering to join a growing firm at a pivotal stage of its SOC development. You will work alongside the SOC Manager to shape the SOC monitoring, detection, and response functions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and escalate complex incidents and investigations.
• Develop and engineer detection rules and automate routine tasks.
• Research emerging threats to develop future protection rules.
• Mentor and train junior team members during incident investigations.

Key Requirements:

• At least 4 years of experience in a SOC environment handling high-profile incidents.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Security tools such as Defender, Sentinel, KQL, etc.
• Experience with hybrid-cloud SOC environments, preferably Azure and AWS.
• Proven projects demonstrating SecOps engineering and automation skills.

If you are an experienced SecOps Specialist interested in shaping the cyber defence of a leading Mobile Payments FinTech firm and working with a team of cybersecurity experts, please apply or contact us directly at [emailprotected].