Security Platform Engineer, UK Security Operations

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Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in security engineering, DevSecOps, or platform engineering roles.
  • Experience with technical troubleshooting and scripting languages such as Python, Go, or Bash.
  • Experience with Kubernetes security, including workload isolation, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and network policies, containerization, orchestration, and Kubernetes observability tools (e.g., Falco, Prometheus, Grafana).
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools (e.g., Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD).
  • Active, or the ability to obtain, a Developed Vetting (DV) UK security clearance.

Nice to haves:

  • Certifications in Security (e.g., GSEC, CISSP, CISM, OSCP).
  • Experience with Kubernetes threat detection and anomaly detection.
  • Experience with service mesh security concepts (e.g., Istio, Linkerd) and workload identity.
  • Experience in detection engineering, logging pipeline development, or SIEM tuning in containerized environments.
  • Experience in contributing to security-focused open-source projects or internal security platform tooling.

What you'll be doing:

  • Deploy, configure, and manage cloud security platform tools and technologies, including Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS), and Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP).
  • Develop and implement security monitoring and logging strategies.
  • Investigate and analyze security incidents, including identifying root causes, determining the scope of impact, and taking appropriate containment and remediation actions.
  • Perform forensic analysis to identify and investigate suspicious activity.
  • Automate security tasks and workflows to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Perks and benefits:

  • Must be a British citizen to meet compliance and security clearance requirements.
  • Office location can either be a satellite site in Wiltshire, or London.
  • This is an on-site position, requiring a standard five day per week schedule in the office.

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