Senior Security Ops Engineer: Incident Response & IAM

ESO; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance (4 x base salary)

Income protection insurance

Pension contribution

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Hybrid working policy

Recognition program

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

ESO in Belfast is seeking a Senior Security Ops Engineer to join our growing cyber security team. You will monitor alerts, respond to incidents, strengthen IAM practices, and partner with engineering to improve security outcomes across our technology estate.

We offer training, mentoring, a hybrid working policy, competitive benefits, and a collaborative environment where you can have real impact on critical products and data protection.

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience in a security or technical operations role.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM and EDR tools.
• Experience investigating and responding to security alerts or incidents.
• Familiarity with patching, endpoint protection, or similar controls.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, review, and respond to security alerts and events using core security tools.
• Help ensure security controls are deployed and operating effectively across our technology environment.
• Support incident response activities by following and improving security processes and procedures.
• Monitor systems for security and compliance issues and drive remediation.
• Maintain and support IAM security practices.
• Partner with technology teams to strengthen security outcomes.
• Provide guidance and support to colleagues on security-related questions.
• Be an active member of a collaborative cyber security team with clear impact.

Skills

Security operations

Incident response

IAM best practices

Microsoft environments

Collaboration with engineering

Proactive security mindset

Tools

SIEM tools

EDR tools

Microsoft Defender

Job description

ESO in Belfast is seeking a Senior Security Ops Engineer to join our growing cyber security team. You will monitor alerts, respond to incidents, strengthen IAM practices, and partner with engineering to improve security outcomes across our technology estate.

We offer training, mentoring, a hybrid working policy, competitive benefits, and a collaborative environment where you can have real impact on critical products and data protection.