Cyber Operations Engineering Team Leader (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Cyber Operations Engineering Team Leader (Cybersecurity): Leading a team of SIEM/automation engineers to design and operate security tooling and logging pipelines with an accent on content engineering and service resilience. Focus on driving the engineering strategy, optimizing SIEM capabilities, and ensuring the fidelity and reliability of security monitoring.

Location: Hybrid (2 days in office / 3 days remote) in Manchester or Marlow, UK

Company

hirify.global is one of the UK's leading IT infrastructure providers and a FTSE 250 listed company.

What you will do

• Lead a team of SIEM and automation engineers to design, develop, and operate security tooling and content.
• Manage day-to-day Cyber Operations Engineering activities, ensuring adherence to procedures and working practices.
• Implement and verify organizational engineering standards across design, development, testing, and deployment.
• Act as the first point of technical escalation for service incidents impacting SIEM ingestion and automation.
• Identify and deliver continuous improvements to enrich and optimize SIEM detections and hunting content.

Requirements

• Experience in an MSP/MSSP or enterprise SOC environment leading SIEM engineering and automation initiatives.
• Strong experience with SIEM (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel) and SOAR platforms (e.g., Swimlane).
• Hands-on ownership of SIEM data models, event normalization, and enrichment strategies.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Must be based in the UK to support the hybrid working model.

Nice to have

• Specialization in Microsoft Sentinel Administration.
• Expertise in Microsoft Azure or AWS Architecture.
• Proficiency in Linux & Unix Architecture.
• Scripting skills, specifically in Python.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model: 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home.
• Flexible working hours to support work-life balance and personal commitments.
• Supportive and collaborative team culture that celebrates individuality.
• Environment that encourages different perspectives and embraces all backgrounds.