Senior SOC Engineer

Senior SOC Engineer (DV Cleared / Eligible)

PAYE Rate: £364.65 per day

Umbrella Rate: £467.08 per day

Contract | Inside IR35

Duration: 6 months initially (with potential extensions)
Hybrid – Milton Keynes (approx. 60% onsite)

We are supporting a confidential UK Government organisation in the recruitment of a Senior SOC Engineer to join an established Security Operations Centre.

This is an excellent opportunity to work within a high-performing Cyber Security team, supporting critical national infrastructure and contributing to the enhancement of SOC capability, monitoring, and detection engineering.

The Role

You will work alongside Cyber SOC Engineers and Analysts to maintain and enhance protective monitoring and detection capability. This is a hands-on engineering role with exposure to SIEM, security tooling, and incident investigation support.

Key responsibilities include:

• Monitoring and improving performance of SOC protective controls and tooling
  
  
• Investigating, resolving or escalating technical issues within the SOC environment
  
  
• Supporting security incident investigations alongside SOC Analysts
  
  
• Analysing and interpreting system logs to improve logging, alerting and tool utilisation
  
  
• Developing installation guides, administration procedures, and detection rules
  
  
• Supporting integration of new systems into SOC tooling and monitoring frameworks
  
  
• Maintaining the integrity and quality of security data within the toolset
  
  
• Liaising with technology vendors where required
  
  Skills & Experience Required
  
  
• Strong analytical capability with experience handling and interrogating large data sets
  
  
• Experience working with SIEM platforms (essential)
  
  
• IPS experience (desirable)
  
  
• Solid understanding of Cyber Security Operations
  
  
• Good awareness of current cyber threats and attack techniques
  
  
• Advanced IT technical skills, including support and systems troubleshooting
  
  
• Ability to produce clear and structured technical documentation
  
  
• Strong team collaboration and communication skills
  
  Clearance & Eligibility
  
  Due to the nature of the work:
  
  
• Candidates must be British nationals only (no dual nationality)
  
  
• Must have resided in the UK for at least 5 of the last 10 years
  
  
• Must be eligible to obtain Developed Vetting (DV) clearance
  
  
• Existing DV clearance is advantageous but not essential
  
  Please note: DV clearance can take 6–8 weeks to process.
  
  Constraints:
  
  Candidates submitted for this role must be British nationals, and be able to confirm:
  
  
• They are a British citizen only NO Dual Nationality
  
  
• They have been a resident in the UK for at least five of the last 10 years
  
  Due to the nature of this work Government security clearance if not already held will need to be obtained.
  
  The minimum clearance required for this role is DV.
  
  (Although advantageous, it is not a requirement that an individual already holds Security Clearance.)
  
  Candidates who do not currently hold clearance must be able to obtain the appropriate level of clearance for the role specified. Short-listed candidates will be submitted for vetting procedures before being formally offered the position. This process can take 6-8 weeks.
  
  If this role is of interest and you meet the above criteria, then please apply immediately