SecOps Engineer

<p><strong>SecOps Engineer - Central London (hybrid working)</strong></p><p><strong>Up to £75,000 PA</strong></p><p></p><p>Well-established and highly profitable construction engineering business is seeking an experienced SecOps Engineer to join them on a permanent basis. This is a critical leadership role within an organisation undergoing significant digital transformation, with ambitious growth and acquisition plans driving demand for scalable, standardised and efficient business applications.</p><p>This role is ideal for a proactive security professional with strong technical expertise across application, network and infrastructure security. You will play a key part in implementing security controls, mitigating risk and contributing to the continuous improvement of the company's overall security posture.</p><p></p><p>Responsibilities: </p><ul><li>Monitor security tools including SIEM (QRadar) and respond to threat detection alerts</li><li>Triage, analyse and prioritise security (via ServiceNow)</li><li>Investigate root causes of security issues and design effective remediation solutions</li><li>Oversee Patch Management</li><li>Conduct vulnerability scans with Qualys, analyse results and prioritise remediation</li><li>Document SecOps processes and create knowledge base articles in line with best practices</li><li>Automate security tasks and toolchains using scripting (PowerShell, Batch, etc.)</li><li>Collaborate with external SOC teams</li><li>Prepare post-incident reports and root cause analyses</li><li>Manage end-user device (EUD) security via MS Intune, Sophos and NinjaOne</li><li>Schedule and assess vulnerability scans on critical infrastructure</li><li>Maintain patching compliance for OS, Microsoft Office and third-party applications</li><li>Support infrastructure teams to deploy systems, enhance security policies and manage security-driven changes</li><li>Produce weekly security operations reports</li><li>Manage Cisco Umbrella web filtering and SSL inspection policies</li></ul><p></p><p>Requirements:</p><ul><li>Previous hands-on experience in SecOps or Incident Response</li><li>Recognised Security certifications such as Security+, CEH, or Microsoft security certifications</li><li>Strong knowledge of Microsoft Windows OS security and hardening</li><li>Working PowerShell scripting ability for automation tasks</li><li>Solid understanding of cloud-native security across M365, Azure and AWS</li><li>Experience with enterprise IT infrastructure</li></ul><p></p><p>Any experience with the following will be highly favoured:</p><ul><li>Strong experience with Qualys</li><li>Exposure to Varonis</li><li>Network security knowledge or relevant certifications (TCP/IP, VPNs, routing, segmentation)</li><li>Experience working with ServiceNow</li></ul><p></p><p>Initially 4 days per week onsite, dropping to 3 once passed probation (this is not negotiable).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?%2bjBHvVsVsDc%2bS451reQfBAYoqE7Dfe9mv" width="0" height="0" />