Cyber Tooling & Automation Specialist in Cambridge

Office location: Cambridge, UK - This position offers flexible working options, including predominantly remote work. Applicants should be based (or willing to relocate) within a comfortable commuting distance of our office to attend onsite as required.

Are you passionate and knowledgeable about cyber security automation? Do you have proven experience building scalable solutions that help organisations respond faster and smarter to emerging threats? As a Cyber Tooling and Automations Specialist at Jagex, you'll play a key role in developing and scaling our security operations capability. Working as part of our Cyber Security team, you'll design and implement the automation, orchestration, and detection capabilities that enable us to protect our games, players, and studio environments. From incident response and threat intelligence to vulnerability management and detection engineering, you'll build the tools and workflows that help our teams operate more efficiently and effectively. This is a highly collaborative and technical role, ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex security challenges, building scalable automation solutions, and driving continuous improvement across cyber operations.

What you'll be doing:

• Design, develop, and maintain security automations, logging capabilities, and SIEM detections that improve operational efficiency and incident response effectiveness.
• Build automated workflows and playbooks to support key security functions including incident response, threat hunting, cyber threat intelligence, and vulnerability management.
• Partner with security analysts to identify repetitive processes and develop automation solutions that reduce manual effort and improve response times.
• Collaborate with Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, and Attack Surface Management teams to build, tune, and optimise detection capabilities.
• Develop and maintain scalable security tooling that supports both proactive and reactive security operations.
• Evaluate automation platforms and processes, identifying opportunities to improve reliability, performance, and scalability.
• Support integrations with third-party vendors and security technologies, ensuring seamless data flow and operational effectiveness.
• Contribute to security operations projects and initiatives, helping to enhance Jagex's overall cyber resilience.
• Participate in an on-call rotation, supporting the response to security incidents when required.

What we're looking for:

• Strong proficiency in writing code, ideally in Python.
• Demonstrable experience in a technical role within Security Operations, Security Engineering, or Security Software Development.
• Strong understanding of security operations, detection engineering, SIEM, and automation best practices.
• Experience designing and implementing security automation and orchestration solutions.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud, and their application within security operations environments.
• Experience contributing to large-scale, sprint-based security projects involving automation, detection engineering, or operational tooling.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams.

What we offer:

• Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan.
• Minimum 6% Pension contributions.
• Employee Assistance Programme and onsite counselling.
• Life Insurance.
• Discretionary annual performance bonus.
• Enhanced family leave policies from day 1.
• Flexible working hours.
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank holidays and the option to buy/sell holidays and so much more!

We are committed to providing equal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, and we recruit, develop, and promote based on merit and ability. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the recruitment process, please let us know when you're invited to interview.