Security Operations Specialist Contractor

Alldus; Dublin; On-site; EUR 101,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Alldus is seeking a Security Operations Specialist to join a Dublin-based team on a day-rate contract. You will monitor security alerts, investigate incidents, and coordinate with a managed SOC to strengthen controls across endpoints, identity, email and cloud environments.

The role emphasizes threat hunting, incident response, and collaboration with IT, security, and GRC teams to improve resilience and compliance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Security Operations, SOC, Detection & Response or a Technical Security role.
• Recent hands-on experience with Rapid7 IDR within the last 12 months.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and the wider Microsoft security stack.
• Demonstrated ability to independently investigate, analyse and resolve security incidents.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyse and respond to security alerts using Rapid7 IDR and Microsoft security technologies.
• Investigate, triage, document and expand security incidents as required.
• Maintain day-to-day security operations across endpoint, identity, email and cloud environments.
• Partner with a managed SOC provider to ensure timely investigation and resolution of security events.
• Enhance detection capabilities by developing and refining playbooks, runbooks and operational processes.
• Assist with incident response activities, including containment, remediation and recovery efforts.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting to identify suspicious activity and emerging cyber threats.
• Review threat intelligence and implement improvements to strengthen security controls.
• Support vulnerability management, penetration testing and wider security assessment activities.

Skills

Security Operations

SOC operations

Threat detection

Incident response

Rapid7 IDR

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

EDR

Threat hunting

Tools

Rapid7 IDR

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Job description

Our client, an established financial services organization, is hiring a Security Operations Specialist to join their team in Dublin on an initial day-rate contract. The successful candidate will play a key role in protecting critical business services by delivering proactive security monitoring, threat detection and incident response, helping to strengthen the organisation's overall security efforts.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyse and respond to security alerts using Rapid7 IDR and Microsoft security technologies.

• Investigate, triage, document and expand security incidents as required.

• Maintain day-to-day security operations across endpoint, identity, email and cloud environments.

• Partner with a managed SOC provider to ensure timely investigation and resolution of security events.

• Enhance detection capabilities by developing and refining playbooks, runbooks and operational processes.

• Assist with incident response activities, including containment, remediation and recovery efforts.

• Conduct proactive threat hunting to identify suspicious activity and emerging cyber threats.

• Review threat intelligence and implement improvements to strengthen security controls.

• Support vulnerability management, penetration testing and wider security assessment activities.

• Produce security reports, assist with audits and contribute to operational resilience and compliance initiatives.

Skillset

• Proven experience in Security Operations, SOC, Detection & Response or a Technical Security role.

• Recent hands-on experience with Rapid7 IDR gained within the last 12 months.

• Strong expertise in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and the wider Microsoft security stack.

• Demonstrated ability to independently investigate, analyse and resolve security incidents.

• Experience working with Managed SOC or MDR providers.

• Strong understanding of Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR), security monitoring, threat hunting, incident response, phishing investigations and identity-based security threats.

• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with Security, Infrastructure, IT and GRC teams.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong documentation and stakeholder management abilities.

• Ability to manage competing priorities and perform effectively in a fast-paced environment.