Reed Technology
Senior SOC Engineer
Job Description
Salary: £50,000 - 60,000 per year
Requirements:- 3-5+ years of experience within a SOC or cyber security engineering environment.
- Strong experience with SIEM, SOAR, and EDR/XDR technologies.
- Scripting and automation expertise, including Python, Go, and APIs.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Knowledge of vulnerability management and threat intelligence integrations.
- Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Eligibility for UK security clearance is desirable.
- Design, deploy, and optimise SIEM, XDR, and SOAR platforms.
- Build security automation, integrations, and response workflows.
- Develop log parsing, data normalisation, and telemetry solutions.
- Lead technical onboarding and implementation projects.
- Act as an escalation point for complex security engineering issues.
- Mentor SOC analysts and engineers.
- Improve detection, response, and operational processes through automation.
- Maintain engineering documentation, standards, and best practices.
- AWS
- Azure
- Cloud
- GCP
- Support
- Python
- Security
More:
We are a leading cyber security services organisation offering a senior, technically focused SOC Engineering role with ownership of technology, automation, and engineering capabilities that support a modern Security Operations Centre. We provide hybrid working with 2 days in the office per month, exposure to a wide range of security environments and technologies, the opportunity to influence SOC strategy and engineering direction, dedicated training and development, lab environments, and a competitive salary with a comprehensive benefits package.
last updated 30 week of 2026
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Reed Technology
Basingstoke
IT
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£55,000
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£75,000
UK median
This salary is 27% below the UK median for Senior roles (£75,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks