Principal SecOps Engineer
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Principal SecOps Engineer
Job Details
Published:
17-Sep-2025
Salary:
Location:
Nottingham
Category:
Permanent
Sector:
Technology
Reference:
4765
Work Model:
Hybrid
Description
We’re excited to be working with a leading international technology business that delivers innovative communication solutions to over 60,000 organisations worldwide. As they continue to grow and strengthen their security posture, we are looking for a Senior Security Operations Engineer to join their team in Nottingham.
This is a pivotal hire where you’ll not only take ownership of security operations but also play a key role in embedding DevSecOps practices into their engineering culture. If you’re passionate about building secure systems at scale, thrive in fast-moving environments, and want to influence how security is approached in modern cloud-first environments, this could be the role for you.
What you’ll be doing
- Acting as a key point of contact for security incidents – leading investigations, containment, and resolution.
- Designing, implementing, and managing security measures across applications and infrastructure to protect against evolving threats.
- Embedding DevSecOps best practices into CI/CD pipelines – ensuring security is automated, consistent, and scalable.
- Working closely with development and infrastructure teams to shift security left and ensure security by design.
- Deploying and managing security monitoring, detection, and alerting tools (SIEM, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, etc.) for real-time visibility.
- Running threat modelling, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing, then leading on remediation.
- Championing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security – ensuring cloud-native deployments (ideally with Terraform) follow security best practice.
- Leading post-incident reviews, knowledge sharing, and mentoring to strengthen the team’s overall security maturity.
- Staying ahead of emerging threats, technologies, and frameworks to continually improve security operations.
What we’re looking for
- Proven experience in security operations engineering , ideally spanning both cloud and on-prem environments.
- Strong background in DevSecOps – implementing security tooling into CI/CD workflows, static code analysis, and automated vulnerability detection.
- Proficiency with security monitoring tools and incident response processes.
- Hands-on experience with scripting and automation to enhance and scale security processes.
- Familiarity with security frameworks and standards (NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, etc.).
- Experience of infrastructure security and IaC (Terraform experience is a plus).
- Excellent communication skills – able to articulate security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
What’s on offer
- Salary: £60,000 – £80,000
- Company bonus scheme
- Comprehensive healthcare cash plan
- 27 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
- 2 wellbeing days + 2 volunteer days
- Your birthday off!
- 5% employer pension contribution
- Death in service (4x salary)
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced security professional who wants to make a tangible impact and shape the way security is delivered in a forward-thinking technology business.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your security career and help embed DevSecOps at scale , we’d love to hear from you.