SecOps Engineer

Carbon 60
Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
5 May 2026 (2 weeks ago)

Benefits

DV Clearance

Job Title: MDA Security Operations (SecOps) Engineer

Clearance: DV required

Location: PTP/Hybrid

About the Role

We are seeking a hand-on Security Operations (SecOps) Engineer to secure and operate a MoD-hosted private cloud environment and its associated services.

You will play a key role in active defence of live services, combining security, vulnerability management, platform hardening, and operational security assurance.

You will work across infrastructure, platform and data layers to ensure systems are secure, compliant and resilient within a highly governed environment.

Key Responsibilities

Monitor and respond to security events, alerts and incidents across cloud, platform, and application layers.

Execute vulnerability scanning, patch assurance and configuration compliance checks.

Maintain security tooling such as SIEM, EDR, vulnerability scanners, and cloud-native controls.

Support ISO 27001 control operation and evidence collection.

Ensure compliance with MoD security standards including JSP 440 and SbD requirements.

Support internal/external audit, accreditation and remediation activities.

Maintain secure configurations, firewall rules, access control policies, and logging standards.

Provide security assurance during change, deployment and release activities.

Support improvement of SecOps processes, SOPs and monitoring automation.

Essential Skills

Experience operating within a Security Operations or SecOps function

Hands-on experience with SIEM (e.g. ELK), EDR and vulnerability tooling

Experience securing Linux and Windows environments

Understanding of ISO 27001 and secure configuration principles

Experience supporting cloud or virtualised platforms (e.g. VMware)

Ability to investigate and respond to security incidents

Strong understanding of operational security within governed environments

Eligible for DV clearance

Desirable

Experience in MOD or classified environments

Automation experience (Ansible, Terraform, scripting)

Experience with Nessus/Tenable or similar tools

Familiarity with JSP 440/441/453 and NCSC guidanceGuidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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