AI Summary
An international organisation seeks a hands-on Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to strengthen and mature its security capabilities across cloud, identity, and operational environments. The role involves building centralised visibility, improving detection and response, and preparing the organisation for a future managed Security Operations Centre (SOC) capability. Key requirements include 5+ years' experience in cybersecurity or security engineering and hands-on experience with SIEM and log management platforms.
Key Highlights
Centralised security visibility
Managed SOC integration
Cloud security management
Key Responsibilities
Security Monitoring & Detection
Managed SOC Integration
Cloud Security Management
Identity & Collaboration Platform Security
Incident Response & Operational Security
Vulnerability Management & Security Testing
Security Engineering & Architecture
Risk & Compliance
Stakeholder Engagement
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Fully remote work
5+ years' experience in cybersecurity or security engineering
Nice to Have
Experience working with or integrating managed SOC services
Prior involvement in log onboarding and detection tuning
Knowledge of security controls in CI/CD pipelines
Exposure to regulatory or operational resilience frameworks
Job Description
Role Overview
An international organisation is seeking a hands‑on Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to strengthen and mature its security capabilities across cloud, identity, and operational environments.
Fully remote (reporting into a hiring manager based in another region).
This is a pivotal role focused on building centralised visibility, improving detection and response, and preparing the organisation for a future managed Security Operations Centre (SOC) capability.
You will work across cloud security, identity, endpoints, and infrastructure, while acting as a key technical partner to an external managed SOC provider. As the security function evolves, this role offers a clear progression path toward Cybersecurity Architect or Security Lead.
Key Responsibilities
Security Monitoring & Detection
- Design and implement centralised security monitoring (SIEM or equivalent)
- Prepare environments for successful managed SOC integration
- Improve detection use cases to increase signal quality and reduce noise
- Enhance visibility across cloud, identity, and operational systems
- Act as the primary technical liaison for the managed SOC provider
- Support SOC onboarding, log ingestion, tuning, and use‑case development
- Validate alerts, incident handling, and reporting outputs
- Continuously refine detection fidelity and response effectiveness
- Manage and optimise cloud‑based security controls
- Improve web application security, bot protection, and traffic filtering
- Monitor and analyse traffic patterns to identify threats and anomalies
- Strengthen resilience against denial‑of‑service and abuse scenarios
- Enhance identity protection and conditional access controls
- Improve email security and anti‑phishing defences
- Strengthen audit logging, monitoring, and investigation workflows
- Support investigations into user activity and account compromise
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- Establish internal incident response processes aligned with SOC workflows
- Define runbooks, escalation paths, and operational responsibilities
- Support incident investigations and post‑incident reviews
- Implement vulnerability scanning across infrastructure and endpoints
- Integrate security testing into CI/CD pipelines
- Drive remediation efforts and track risk reduction initiatives
- Improve security controls across cloud, on‑premise, and hybrid environments
- Embed security into both digital and operational technology environments
- Support secure design, architecture reviews, and threat modelling
- Support implementation of controls aligned to recognised frameworks
- Contribute to risk identification, mitigation, and reporting
- Assist with audit readiness and evidence collection
- Build strong working relationships with business and technology teams
- Act as a trusted internal security advisor
- Improve awareness of shared security responsibilities across the organisation
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Experience & Skills
- 5+ years’ experience in cybersecurity or security engineering
- Hands‑on experience with:
- SIEM and log management platforms
- Cloud‑based security controls
- Identity and access management
- Endpoint protection
- Strong troubleshooting, threat‑hunting, and investigation skills
- Experience operating in complex, distributed environments
- Familiarity with security frameworks such as ISO 27001 or NIST
- Experience working with or integrating managed SOC services
- Prior involvement in log onboarding and detection tuning
- Knowledge of security controls in CI/CD pipelines
- Exposure to regulatory or operational resilience frameworks
- Relevant security or cloud certifications
- Centralised security visibility fully established and SOC‑ready
- Managed SOC successfully onboarded and optimised
- High‑quality detection use cases in place with low false‑positive rates
- Significantly improved cloud and identity security posture
- Incident response processes aligned with SOC operations
- Vulnerability management operating effectively
- Clear progress toward audit and resilience readiness
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