14 of 14 Contract Threat Detection Jobs in the UK

SOC Threat Detection Analyst

Hiring Organisation
Certain Advantage
Location
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 45 - 85 Hourly
World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit 8x SOC Threat Detection Analyst subcontractors on an initial 6 month contract. This role can start on an SC Security Clearance basis, however DV Clearance will be required down the line. This role would suit … someone from a Cyber Security Analyst, SOC Analyst or Threat Detection Analyst background. Hourly Rate: 45ph - 85 per hour. There are 8 positions being recruited across the mid-senior level. Overtime rate of time and a quarter. Contract Duration: 6 Months initially and long-term thereafter. Shift pattern ...

Threat Detection Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Randstad Digital
Location
United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Threat Detection Engineer - Remote - SC Clearance - Contract As a key member of the SOC Content Team , you will be responsible for developing, deploying, and fine-tuning threat detection content, as well as delivering proactive threat hunting activities. This role involves close collaboration with client Lead … Analysts, threat intelligence teams, and wider SOC functions to ensure detection strategies are aligned with each client's threat landscape and security objectives. You'll enjoy a mix of hands-on technical work, teamwork, and knowledge sharing, with a strong focus on continuous learning and process improvement. ...

Contract Threat Detection Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Dynamic Search Solutions Ltd
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
Up to £500 per day
Contract Threat Detection Engineer (Delivery Focused) Our client is seeking a contract Threat Detection Engineer to support the ongoing delivery of detection engineering activities within a busy SOC environment. This role is centred on hands-on engineering and execution, ensuring detection content, automations … integrations are delivered effectively and aligned to operational priorities. Working closely with threat hunting and SOC teams, you will translate detection requirements into practical outcomes, contributing directly to sprint-based delivery and continuous service improvement. This is a highly technical role suited to someone who enjoys building, tuning ...

Threat Detection Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Randstad Digital
Location
United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Annual
Threat Detection Engineer - Remote - SC Clearance - Contract As a key member of the SOC Content Team , you will be responsible for developing, deploying, and fine-tuning threat detection content, as well as delivering proactive threat hunting activities. This role involves close collaboration with client Lead … Analysts, threat intelligence teams, and wider SOC functions to ensure detection strategie click apply for full job details ...

Contract Threat Detection Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Dynamic Search Solutions Ltd
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 500 Daily
Contract Threat Detection Engineer (Delivery Focused) Our client is seeking a contract Threat Detection Engineer to support the ongoing delivery of detection engineering activities within a busy SOC environment. This role is centred on hands-on engineering and execution, ensuring detection content, automations ...

Cyber Security Engineer (2nd line/3rd line)

Hiring Organisation
Hays
Location
Reading, Berkshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
Up to £280.0 per day + £280 Per Day Inside IR35
defensive activities, monitor and analyse alerts, respond to incidents and ensure the organisation's security posture remains robust, proactive and threat-ready. You'll work closely with an outsourced 24/7 SOC, validating the quality of their service and acting swiftly on escalations. You'll maintain, optimise … enhance a broad suite of security tools, including EDR, SIEM, email security, cloud security platforms, vulnerability management tooling and threat-detection technologies, ensuring they are configured to best practice and delivering maximum protection. You'll conduct vulnerability scanning, oversee patching cycles, perform cloud security assessments, refine playbooks, support ...

Security Engineer - SIEM, KQL

Hiring Organisation
Harvey Nash
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£350 - £400 per day
site** Key Responsibilities SIEM Management & Optimization: Design, implement, and maintain Microsoft Sentinel workspaces, connectors, analytics rules, and playbooks Develop advanced KQL queries for threat hunting and reporting Optimize SIEM performance, cost, and data retention policies Troubleshoot log ingestion and parsing issues Log Source Integration: Onboard and configure critical … sources (AD, firewalls, servers, cloud infrastructure) Manage event collection and forwarding infrastructure Implement data filtering and custom log parsing Threat Detection & Use Case Development: Develop and refine detection rules based on threat intelligence and attack patterns Continuously improve detection efficacy and reduce false positives Security ...

SOC Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Experis
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£400 - £500/day
multiple platforms, including Microsoft and endpoint security tools. Conduct in-depth investigations of security events, escalating and containing incidents as required. Optimise and tune detection rules, policies, and alerting mechanisms to improve SOC efficiency. Collaborate with internal teams to support security operations, threat analysis, and incident recovery. Produce … Expertise Sentinel, MDE, and MDI deployments Proven experience in a hands-on SOC Analyst role within an enterprise environment Strong understanding of security operations, threat detection, and incident response workflows Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a collaborative SOC team Desirable Skills Experience with ...

ServiceNow SecOps Architect

Hiring Organisation
Infoplus Technologies UK Ltd
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Annual
largest and most innovative energy companies. Your responsibilities: Design and own the architecture for ServiceNow SecOps modules - including Security Incident Response, Vulnerability Response, Threat Intelligence, and Configuration Compliance. Lead integration of ServiceNow with key cybersecurity tools: SIEM, SOAR, EDR, CMDB, threat intelligence platforms, and OT/ICS systems. … support ongoing digital transformation and automation initiatives. AI/ML in Security Operations - Exposure to leveraging artificial intelligence or machine learning techniques to improve threat detection, incident analysis, or automated response capabilities within SecOps. ...

Threat Defence Delivery Manager

Hiring Organisation
Tec Partners
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Position: Threat Defence Delivery Manager Location: London/Hybrid Type: Contract, Inside IR35, 6 Months Rate: £(Apply online only) p/day We are seeking an experienced Threat Defence Delivery Manager to lead a critical workstream within a major cyber transformation programme. This role is responsible for consolidating … enhancing the organisation's threat detection and response capabilities across all business units. In this role, you will: Lead the implementation of a unified Security Operations Centre (SOC), providing a single view of security events while supporting federated reporting for individual business units. Manage the selection and onboarding ...

Contract Cloud Security Operations Engineer (Quant Trading, Inside IR35)

Hiring Organisation
Xcede
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
tooling and related platforms to identify risk trends, control gaps, and configuration drift. You will design, implement, and continuously refine custom alerting rules and detection logic to enable effective threat detection and response across cloud workloads. Fulfil and review IAM access requests in accordance with least-privilege ...

SC Cleared - SOC Analyst/Engineer - Remote

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson Government and Defence
Location
United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£400 - £450 per day
existing project. Key responsibilities Responsible for ensuring the effective and timely triage of all security alerts Responsible for maintaining and developing risk-led threat detection capabilities to quickly detect and respond to risky behaviors and event. Review and approve new Use Cases and Playbooks created by cybersecurity colleagues ...

Security Architect

Hiring Organisation
INTEC SELECT LIMITED
Location
City of London, London, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£700 - £900 per day
platform products, systems, and solutions Experience delivering end-to-end cybersecurity solutions across complex programmes and projects Strong knowledge of cybersecurity domains such as Threat Detection and Response, Identity and Access Management, Infrastructure Security, or Information Protection Hands-on experience with AWS technologies and cloud security architectures Familiarity ...

Tanium Tech SME

Hiring Organisation
Experis
Location
Knutsford, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£440 - £497/day
Lead remediation of an agreed list of known Tanium EDR gaps across the estate. Activate, configure, and deploy Tanium Reactions aligned to containment and detection requirements. Support Tanium device discovery, improving asset visibility across hardware, software and telemetry. Integrate device data, software data, and extended telemetry into SIEM … wider detection tooling. Develop and implement CI/CD pipelines for Detection Engineering content deployed through Tanium. Conduct Tanium testing and validation cycles, including rollback procedures to support CI/CD and containment operations. Collaborate with Detection Engineering, Endpoint, and C2E workstreams to ensure readiness for platform ...