Senior Security Engineer: Detection & Automation Consultant

InfoSec People Ltd; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Comprehensive employee benefits

Job summary

InfoSec People Ltd is seeking a Senior Security Engineering Consultant to join our professional services team. You will design and deliver cutting-edge detection, response, and automation solutions across SIEM, XDR, and SOAR platforms for diverse client environments.

This senior, customer-facing role blends deep technical expertise with advisory responsibilities, focusing on improving security monitoring, automation, and incident response maturity.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with SIEM engineering and detection rule development.
• Demonstrable experience building SOAR automations and response workflows.
• Scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, or similar languages.
• Experience aligning detections to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement detection rules across SIEM and XDR platforms.
• Develop and optimise detection logic using KQL and similar query languages.
• Create threat detection use cases mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Assess security telemetry coverage and identify visibility gaps.
• Build and maintain Detection-as-Code pipelines and methodologies.
• Translate threat intelligence into actionable detection content and automations.
• Design and develop SOAR automations and integrations.
• Create incident response playbooks and operational workflows.
• Improve security operations through scripting and API-driven automation.
• Support customers in enhancing response efficiency and operational maturity.
• Act as a trusted advisor to customers and lead technical workshops.
• Present findings, recommendations, and security roadmaps to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure successful delivery outcomes.

Skills

SIEM engineering

Detection rule development

SOAR automations

Python

PowerShell

MITRE ATT&CK

Azure security monitoring

XDR/EDR technologies

Security operations

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Azure Security Center

Job description

InfoSec People Ltd is seeking a Senior Security Engineering Consultant to join our professional services team. You will design and deliver cutting-edge detection, response, and automation solutions across SIEM, XDR, and SOAR platforms for diverse client environments.

This senior, customer-facing role blends deep technical expertise with advisory responsibilities, focusing on improving security monitoring, automation, and incident response maturity.