3165 IT & Software Developer jobs in the UK
Requirements
Must:
- Minimum 3-5 years hands-on experience in at least two of: detection engineering, incident response, security engineering, threat hunting, or threat intelligence
- Strong experience with security tooling (SIEM, SOAR, EDR, DLP)
- Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK, cyber kill chain, and attacker tradecraft
- Experience investigating complex security incidents across applications and infrastructure
- Familiarity with offensive tools (Kali, Cobalt Strike, Metasploit) from a defensive perspective
- Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTPS, firewalls, proxies)
- Experience across Windows, Linux/Unix, and cloud environments
- Scripting capability (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
- Exposure to CI/CD and cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
- Must have a GitHub account demonstrating relevant projects or tooling development
- Relevant certifications: OSCP, Cloud CRTO, or equivalent highly desirable (CISSP not required)
Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver defensive security across enterprise and cloud platforms
- Design, implement, and validate high-fidelity detection and response rules
- Test detection content against recognised frameworks and continuously optimise rules
- Lead investigations across endpoints, identity, email, SaaS, and cloud workloads
- Perform forensic analysis and malware investigations
- Participate in on-call and escalation support
- Lead proactive threat hunting exercises aligned to threat models
- Translate threat intelligence (ISACs, OSINT) into practical detections and control improvements
- Identify gaps in monitoring and enhance detection capabilities
- Support deployment and automation of security tooling (SIEM, SOAR, EDR, DLP, WAF, email security)
- Develop automation using Python, Bash, or PowerShell
- Act as an escalation point for junior analysts and help guide them
Description
We are a leading trading company looking to strengthen our Threat Detection & Response Team in London. This permanent role is crucial for building a modern and effective cyber security capability across a critical business environment. We offer a collaborative team atmosphere and opportunities for professional growth and development. Join us in our mission to enhance defensive security across multiple platforms.
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The company with most openings is Experis as they are hiring for 98 different DevOps jobs in the UK. They are probably quite committed to find good DevOps.