Cyber Threat Operations Specialist

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements:

• A career background in Cyber Security
• Security awareness and experience across all areas of IT, primarily Network Security and Infrastructure, with secondary experience in Operating Systems and Applications
• Demonstrable experience with YARA and Sigma rulesets
• Knowledge of IT security standard methodologies
• Demonstrable understanding of the OSI Reference Model and network communication protocols, including DNS, HTTP/S, SSL, SMTP, FTP/S, and LDAP/S
• Demonstrable experience with Security Information Event Monitoring tools and/or Network Packet Capture tools
• Hands-on experience with IDS/IPS technologies and threat hunting activities
• Strong analytical experience and mindset
• Experience within defensive cyber-attack methodologies and frameworks
• Understanding of malware capabilities, attack vectors, propagation, and impact
• Good communication skills liaising with the business and suppliers

Responsibilities:

• Support the Active Defence and Incident Response Manager in helping us meet the challenges and demands of countering cyber threats
• Drive a proactive ethos in an ever-changing cyber security environment
• Provide robust threat hunting, detection engineering, and analysis within a high-performing team environment
• Conduct proactive threat hunting in collaboration with the CTI function
• Lead threat detection engineering efforts working with the ISR function
• Assist with the maintenance of security technologies
• Assist our Cyber Eng team with project activity
• Support incident responders with HR and InfoSec related investigations
• Attend routine security meetings

Technologies:

• HTTP
• Support
• LDAP
• Network
• Security

More:

We have an opportunity for a Cyber Threat Operations Specialist to join us on a 12-month contract with possible extension. The role is fully onsite in Stevenage, working a shift pattern of 07:00-15:00 or 09:00-18:00, subject to change. Full SC clearance is required before starting, with DV to follow, and the role is UK Eyes Only due to the project. The hourly rate is up to £85 per hour via Umbrella, inside IR35. We are Line Up Aviation, a recruitment company with more than 30 years of experience placing aviation and aerospace personnel worldwide, working with some of the industrys best-known companies.

last updated 36 week of 2026