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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cyber Operations Security Engineer - **Company:** Softcat plc. - **Location:** Manchester, UK (Remote available) - **Salary:** £43,051.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Cyber Security, Data Loss, Information Security Management, Kusto Query Language, Security Information and Event Management, Systems Integration, Software Vulnerability Management, Privacy Controls, Data Logging, Cyber Warfare - **Published:** September 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5883921577 ## About the Role * Knowledge and understanding of incident Response frameworks such as NIST CSF, SOC2 or equivalent * Knowledge and understanding of information security architecture and IT security policies relevant to logging (secure transport, retention, privacy by design). * Organised, with strong communication skills both written and oral, and with the ability to translate and deliver technical information (standards, runbooks, feed specs) to a non-technical audience * Customer focused and proactive in resolving technical issues and challenges * Prior experience working within a Managed Service Provider or MSSP organisation is strongly preferred. Candidates who have performed a similar role but not necessarily in a SOC will be considered * Experience with other SIEM and related information security management platforms desirable, such as AlienVault, Elastic, EDR/MDR tools, vulnerability management platforms etc We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply - we would love to hear from you! ## Description Working as part of our Cyber Operations team, you'll be working as a key member of the Engineering team who are responsible for delivering the engineering strategy defined by the Cyber Operations Manager. This will include ensuring best practice is applied to Engineering activities, the continual development of platforms and services, and maintaining high standards across the function. 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