Security Engineer

Security Engineer – Security Platforms

Location: UK (Remote / Hybrid)

Are you a hands-on security professional who enjoys solving technical challenges and improving security operations? We're looking for a Security Engineer to join a growing cyber security team responsible for building, maintaining, and optimising the platforms and services that organisations depend on to stay secure.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a background in Security Operations, Infrastructure, IT Operations, Platform Engineering, or Security Engineering who wants to deepen their expertise across leading security technologies while making a tangible impact on customer security outcomes.

The Role

As a Security Engineer, you'll play a key role in the deployment, support, and continuous improvement of security platforms across endpoint protection, SIEM, SOAR, cloud security, and related technologies.

You'll work closely with security analysts, engineers, and customer teams to ensure security tooling is configured correctly, operating effectively, and delivering meaningful security value.

Key Responsibilities

Security Platform Engineering

• Configure, maintain, and enhance security platforms across endpoint, SIEM, SOAR, cloud security, and related technologies.
• Develop expertise in one or more leading cyber security technology ecosystems.
• Support platform onboarding, configuration, optimisation, health monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Troubleshoot issues involving agents, integrations, connectors, telemetry, alerting, and automation workflows.
• Collaborate with operational teams to improve platform reliability, visibility, and effectiveness.

Systems & Integrations

• Work with APIs, scripts, logs, and platform configurations to support security operations and service delivery.
• Diagnose and resolve issues across endpoints, servers, cloud environments, identity platforms, networking, and security tools.
• Support integrations between security platforms, automation tools, ticketing systems, and customer environments.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, implementation guides, and operational runbooks.
• Contribute to monitoring and validation processes that ensure security platforms remain operational and effective.

Security Engineering & Operational Improvement

• Assist in the development and enhancement of detection, response, and automation capabilities.
• Validate that security telemetry is being collected, processed, and utilised effectively.
• Work closely with analysts and engineers to identify operational challenges and implement practical solutions.
• Support technical investigations involving platform behaviour, logging, integrations, and configuration.
• Help strengthen security controls, improve coverage, and optimise platform configurations.

Customer & Stakeholder Engagement

• Work with customers and internal teams to understand technical issues and deliver effective solutions.
• Support onboarding, migration, and improvement initiatives across security technologies.
• Identify gaps in monitoring, coverage, configuration, or operational processes.
• Provide clear technical recommendations and progress updates.
• Escalate risks, issues, and design concerns when platforms are not operating as intended.

About You

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience in Security Engineering, Security Operations, IT Operations, Infrastructure, or Platform Engineering.
• Demonstrable expertise in at least one leading security technology ecosystem such as Microsoft Security, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Palo Alto Networks, or similar.
• Broad understanding of enterprise IT environments, including endpoints, servers, identity services, networking, cloud technologies, and logging platforms.
• Experience troubleshooting technical issues involving agents, integrations, APIs, connectors, and platform configurations.
• Understanding of how security platforms support operational security teams and business objectives.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to a range of stakeholders.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, Azure, or comparable cloud security technologies.
• Previous experience working within a SOC, Managed Security Services, consulting, or customer-facing environment.
• Scripting or automation experience using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar technologies.
• Knowledge of SIEM, SOAR, EDR, vulnerability management, cloud security, or identity security platforms.
• Experience working with APIs, webhooks, service accounts, secrets management, and integrations.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containers, and cloud deployment practices.

What's on Offer?

• The opportunity to work with industry-leading security platforms and technologies.
• A hands-on role with direct impact on security operations and customer outcomes.
• Exposure to complex and varied technical environments.
• Ongoing professional development and opportunities to expand your expertise.
• A clear pathway into Senior Security Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Security Architecture roles.
• Flexible remote/hybrid working within the UK.
• Collaborative and supportive team culture.

Apply Today

If you're passionate about cyber security, enjoy troubleshooting complex environments, and want to build expertise across modern security platforms, we'd love to hear from you.

Join a team where your technical skills help protect organisations and drive meaningful security outcomes.