SOC Engineer

SPECTRUM IT; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

SPECTRUM IT is seeking a hands-on SOC Engineer to join its Cyber Security Operations team, supporting customers across sectors including finance, manufacturing, utilities and retail.

Your work will involve helping maintain security tooling, improve visibility, support incident response and automate security operations across critical infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Experience in security monitoring, detection and incident response.
• Knowledge of log collection and telemetry pipelines.
• Familiarity with on-premises and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain and tune security monitoring and alerting platforms.
• Manage and optimise log ingestion and telemetry pipelines.
• Develop detection rules and playbooks with SOC Analysts.
• Support security incident investigation and containment.
• Automate SOC processes via scripting and automation.
• Onboard new systems into SOC monitoring.
• Maintain technical documentation and procedures.
• Collaborate with engineering to embed monitoring in new infra.

Skills

Security monitoring

Detection & response tooling

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Networking fundamentals

Windows & Linux

Telemetry & log ingestion

SOC/NOC environments

Monitoring automation

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Job description

SOC Engineer - Cyber Security Operations

Up to £45,000

We're looking for a hands-on SOC Engineer to join a highly skilled Cyber Security Operations team, supporting customers across sectors including finance, manufacturing, utilities and retail.

Your work will involve helping maintain security tooling, improve visibility, support incident response and automate security operations across critical infrastructure.

The Role

• Operate, maintain and tune security monitoring and alerting platforms.


• Manage and optimise log ingestion and telemetry pipelines.


• Work with SOC Analysts to develop detection rules, alerts and playbooks.


• Support security incident investigation, response and containment.


• Automate repetitive SOC processes using scripting and automation.


• Onboard new systems and infrastructure into SOC monitoring.


• Support internal and customer cyber security engineering requirements.


• Maintain accurate technical documentation and operational procedures.


• Work with engineering teams to embed security monitoring into new infrastructure and services.

Key Skills

We're looking for experience across:

• Security monitoring, detection and response tooling


• PowerShell, Python or Bash


• Networking fundamentals - TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls and proxies


• Windows and Linux systems


• Log collection, monitoring and telemetry


• SOC, NOC or other 24/7 operational environments


• Detection logic, alert tuning and security playbooks


• Hybrid infrastructure - on-premises and cloud


• Security frameworks or structured detection methodologies

About You

You'll be a reliable, technically focused SOC Engineer with:

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills


• A proactive approach to security operations


• The ability to work effectively under pressure


• Good communication and documentation skills


• Flexibility to participate in an out-of-hours on-call rota


• The ability to obtain Security Clearance (SC)

This is an excellent opportunity to join a technically strong SOC where you'll work across security engineering, detection, automation and incident response, while gaining exposure to a diverse range of enterprise environments.