At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and maintain scalable security detection and response capabilities across various platforms.
- Company: Join a leading tech company with a focus on innovation and security.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career progression, and hybrid work model.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in cybersecurity while working with cutting-edge technologies.
- Qualifications: Experience in security engineering, SIEM, and XDR tools is essential.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
This is an exceptional permanent opportunity to join a leading tech company as a Security Engineer (SIEM / XDR). The role is hybrid, requiring presence in the London office 1-2 times a month. You must be UK based and able to travel to UK sites sometimes at short notice.
As a Security Engineer (SIEM / XDR), you will design, build and maintain scalable security detection and response capabilities across SIEM, XDR, cloud and endpoint platforms. You will set engineering direction, standards and quality across detection, telemetry and automation, with a strong focus on detection-as-code, telemetry optimisation and automated response workflows. You will work closely with SOC leadership and engineering teams to improve detection effectiveness, integrate new data sources, enhance logging quality, build automation and support scalable cloud security outcomes.
Key skills:
- Strong security engineering or detection engineering experience
- Hands-on SIEM and XDR tooling, ideally Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Detection engineering, detection-as-code, KQL, security content and alert logic
- Security telemetry, logging pipelines, data quality and telemetry coverage improvement
- Cloud security engineering and scalable security architecture design
- Automation, SOAR, playbooks, enrichment workflows and response improvement
- Scripting/programming skills such as Python and PowerShell
- Infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, version control and documentation standards
- API integrations, security tooling integration and onboarding new data sources
- Windows and Linux operating system knowledge
- Ability to own engineering backlog, priorities and delivery across detection and platform improvements
Desirable skills:
- InfoSec certifications
- MS certifications
- Azure certifications
This is an exceptional opportunity with a great package and career progression on offer.
Security Engineer - SIEM/XDR - London (Hybrid) in Slough employer: Nova Source Technologies
Join a leading tech company in London as a Security Engineer, where you will thrive in a dynamic and innovative work culture that prioritises employee growth and development. With hybrid working options and a focus on cutting-edge technologies like Microsoft Sentinel and Defender, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while enjoying a supportive environment that values collaboration and creativity.
