Principal SecOps Engineer

Published:

Salary:

Location:

Nottingham

Category:

Permanent

Sector:

Technology

Reference:

4765

Work Model:

Hybrid

Description

Principal Security Operations Engineer ? Nottingham (Hybrid 1 day a month) | ? £60,000 – £80,000 + Bonus & Benefits

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.