Senior Security Engineer (SO2)

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the implementation, optimisation, and support of advanced security technologies across customer environments, including SIEM, EDR, Email/Web Security, Cloud Security, and Identity solutions
  • Drive continuous improvement in security detection, visibility, and operational maturity, in collaboration with internal teams and customer stakeholders.
  • Work closely with the PMO to support structured delivery of security initiatives, ensuring alignment with scope, cost, and quality expectations.
  • Act as a key point of technical escalation for customer engagements and internal engineering challenges.
  • Champion quality assurance across engineering deliverables, including documentation, deployment standards, and service transition.
  • Mentor and guide junior engineering staff through knowledge sharing, technical reviews, and process alignment.
  • Engage directly with customers to provide strategic security advice, articulate technical solutions, and build trusted long-term relationships.
  • Support sales and pre-sales by contributing to solution design, scope validation, and proposal development.
  • Develop and maintain technical documentation, including architectural diagrams, implementation plans, tuning guides, and operational runbooks.
  • Stay abreast of emerging threats, techniques, and technologies to help evolve service offerings and maintain relevance in a fast-changing landscape.
Qualifications
  • 5–7 years of experience in Security Engineering, ideally in customer-facing or managed services roles.
  • Proficient in: SIEM platforms (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightIDR, CrowdStrike NG-SIEM)
  • EDR/XDR solutions (CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender)
  • Email & Web Security
  • Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
  • Identity & Access Management (IAM)
  • Microsoft Exchange & Office 365 Security
  • Windows (AD, DNS, DHCP), Mac, and Linux systems
  • TCP/IP, firewalls, IDS/IPS
  • Familiar with IT service management frameworks and QA standards
  • Strong understanding of threat intelligence, security frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, CIS), and incident response
  • Experience with automation and scripting (e.g. PowerShell, Python)
  • Industry certifications preferred: CISSP, Microsoft Security, AWS/Azure Security, CompTIA Security+ or equivalent
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