Senior SOC Engineer in Basingstoke

Nomios’ mission is to build a ‘secure and connected’ future. Organisations across Europe depend on us to help secure and connect their digital infrastructures. In support of our continued UK growth, we are seeking a Senior SOC Engineer to join our Security Operations team. This role presents a great opportunity to shape the direction of a modern, technology focused SOC that values engineering excellence, deep technical capability and a culture of innovation. You will work with a broad and diverse customer base that relies on Nomios to deliver meaningful and effective security outcomes.

Your role as Senior SOC Engineer:

• Lead the design, deployment, and ongoing improvement of the technologies that underpin our SOC, including SIEM, XDR, SOAR, scripting, and automation.
• Drive meaningful enhancements to our detection and response capabilities.
• Play a central role in security orchestration and automation, helping reduce time to detect and respond by refining playbooks and building intelligent workflows.
• Lead customer onboarding in collaboration with SOC Operations, ensuring secure, efficient deployments aligned with our model.
• Work directly with SIEM/XDR platforms and custom tooling, with access to dedicated SOC infrastructure: lab environments for malware analysis, detection testing, threat intel development, and proof of concepts.
• Be part of a high-performing team that values hands‑on expertise, technical leadership, and continuous growth.
• Benefit from cyber ranges, training labs, and the freedom to shape your development path.
• Gain exposure to a wide range of industries, from government and defence to healthcare, telecoms, legal, and manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Mentor and guide SOC engineers and analysts, supporting their technical development.
• Design, develop and maintain automation across key SOC workflows, improving efficiency, response speed and consistency.
• Create and manage log parsing and data normalisation across a variety of internal and external sources.
• Architect and implement SIEM and XDR environments tailored to both internal use and customer‑facing deployments.
• Deploy, manage and continually enhance core SOC technologies, including SIEM, XDR, SOAR, vulnerability management and custom automation scripts.
• Act as a senior escalation point during complex engineering incidents.
• Document, maintain and improve internal wikis and deployment guides.
• Collaborate with the Head of Security Operations on the ongoing development and execution of the SOC’s engineering maturity roadmap.
• Continuously assess and deliver automation and process improvements.
• Apply lessons learned from incidents, threat intelligence and emerging attack techniques to refine and improve engineering output.

Job Requirements:

• 3-5 years’ experience working within a Security Operations Centre (SOC) as a security engineer.
• Proven experience in SOC automation, log source parsing and configuration of security toolsets.
• Fluent in English with excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Eligible for SC or DV clearance is required.
• Ability to use initiative and work independently.
• Strong team player.

Job Specifics:

• Location: This is a hybrid role, requiring attendance at our Basingstoke office.
• Hours: Full‑time, Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:30pm.

Why would you choose to come and work with us?

• We invest in our people. You will get to work in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment where you are free to use your initiative in support of our strategic objectives.
• You will work alongside high calibre sales, technical, and operational experts as part of a supportive, tight‑knit team.
• Nomios offers a highly competitive salary and commission scheme along with industry‑leading benefits.

Nomios is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating and sustaining an environment in which everyone is provided with an equal opportunity to grow and develop, and no individual will be unjustly discriminated against.