Security Operations (SecOps) Engineer

UKRI; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job description

UK Research and Innovation

Security Operations (SecOps) Engineer

Salary: £45,272 to £56,844 per annum dependent on skills and experience (this may include allowances)

Hours: Full time

Contract Type: Open ended

Location: Polaris House, Swindon or Keyworth, Nottingham (Hybrid working available)

Closing Date: Monday 21st April 2025

Security

As a minimum, due to the nature of this role, candidates must be eligible for clearance in line with UK National vetting guidelines and willing to undertake the process. The level of clearance required is security check.

Job Overview

This post provides a rare opportunity for an experienced information security professional to step into a fast-paced security operations role in an organisation at the heart of research and innovation in the UK. Working as part of a team of technical specialists, and to the Cloud Information Security Risk Manager, your broad remit is to ensure the security and integrity of the organisation's IT infrastructure. This role involves working closely with development, operations, architecture and security teams to implement and maintain secure systems and protocols, monitor for security threats, respond to incidents, and continuously improve the security posture.

Responsibilities

• Implement security controls for cloud infrastructures (AWS and Azure).
• Develop and engineer cloud security policies, ensuring proactive threat prevention, detection, and forensic analysis.
• Implement security solutions for containerised environments and microservices (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
• Build and maintain security at every point in the CI/CD pipeline.
• Build and integrate security solutions into DevSecOps pipelines, collaborating with UKRI teams.
• Perform cloud threat modelling and implement countermeasures.
• Assess third-party cloud and on-premises solutions for security risks and recommend mitigations.
• Design and enforce cloud security policies, standards, and best practices.
• Monitor security compliance and ensure adherence throughout the project lifecycle and in business as usual cloud services.
• Monitor and respond to security incidents and alerts.

About you

• A professional certification (e.g., CISM, CISSP, CompTIA Security+, CCSP or AWS certification) (S)
• Degree in a related subject or relevant comparable education (S)
• Experience in major multi-cloud platforms, including AWS, and cloud security (S&I)
• Integrating and maintaining security into CI/CD pipelines (I)
• Hands-on experience with container security (Kubernetes, ECS, Docker) (S&I)
• Working with Linux and/or Windows operating systems (S)
• Experience working in a blue-team type environment or role (S)
• Experience of cloud security posture management tools (S)
• Performing comprehensive security audits and risk assessments (S&I)

Benefits

We recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package! We are committed to supporting employees’ development and promote a culture of continuous learning! A list of benefits below:

• An outstanding defined benefit pension scheme
• 30 days’ annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent)
• Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities
• Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice
• Flexible working options

Please click here for more details on the benefits of working at UKRI.

How to Apply

Candidates will need to submit a written application which consists of 2 parts:

• A CV – this should contain your work experience and any skills, qualifications and accomplishments relevant to the jobs you have completed based on the shortlisting criteria.
• A personal statement (max. 1000 words) - this statement should be used to provide examples of how you meet the essential criteria listed in the shortlisting criteria.

Applications will be reviewed for suitability and shortlisted against the criteria detailed in the shortlisting criteria section of the job description.

Further information on the selection process is listed on our careers page.