Security Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 13 August 2025
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Technology
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Endpoint logs analysis Packet captures analysis Detection logic Python Go Cybersecurity

FULL DESCRIPTION

Summary

In this position, you will engage in investigations, sometimes taking the lead and sometimes collaborating with teams to determine what happened, how it occurred, and what needs to be fixed. You will analyse everything from endpoint logs to packet captures, unravelling the technical narrative behind suspicious activity. Comfort working in mixed Windows/Linux environments and a solid understanding of networking will be advantageous.

  • Key Responsibilities: Investigate security incidents, analyse endpoint logs and packet captures, create detection logic.
  • Key Requirements: Experience in cybersecurity, proficiency in Python and/or Go.

Security Engineer

If you thrive on pursuing threats, delving into forensic details, writing effective detection logic, and automating repetitive tasks, this role could be a perfect match for you…

In this position, you will engage in investigations, sometimes taking the lead and sometimes collaborating with teams to determine what happened, how it occurred, and what needs to be fixed. You will analyse everything from endpoint logs to packet captures, unravelling the technical narrative behind suspicious activity. Comfort working in mixed Windows/Linux environments and a solid understanding of networking will be advantageous.

A significant aspect of this role involves creating solutions. You will help design and implement detection rules, work on automation to keep our processes efficient, and contribute ideas on how to reduce risk and improve our response capabilities. Whether you prefer Python or using Go, what matters most is your commitment to writing clean, effective code.

Ideally, you have spent a few years in the cybersecurity field, balancing deep technical expertise with clear communication. You should be comfortable admitting when you don’t know something but determined to find the answers.

They are a team that values quality, enjoys tackling challenging problems, and appreciates collaboration. If this sounds like the kind of environment you would thrive in, we would love to hear from you.

Location

London

Job Type

Permanent

Competitive salary

To find out about how we process your data, please read our privacy policy.

Sign up free — access 45,000+ UK sponsor-licensed jobs