SOC Engineer
Posted Today by Anson McCade
£530 Per day
Inside
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The SOC Engineer role focuses on supporting a major Highways programme within the Public Sector, requiring expertise in engineering and enhancing SOC capabilities. The position involves integrating security tools and optimizing monitoring, detection, and response functions to comply with government security standards. The role is fully remote with occasional travel to Birmingham and requires active SC clearance. This opportunity allows for significant contributions to safeguarding critical national infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities:
- Engineering and enhancing SOC capabilities.
- Integrating security tools.
- Tuning SIEM use cases.
- Optimizing monitoring, detection, and response functions to meet government security standards.
Key Skills:
- Experience in SOC engineering.
- Knowledge of security tools and SIEM.
- Active SC clearance.
- Ability to work in a remote environment with occasional travel.
Salary (Rate): £530 per day
City: Birmingham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
SOC Engineer – Public Sector (Highways Programme)
Rate: £530 per day (Inside IR35)
Contract: 6 months
Location: Remote, with occasional travel to Birmingham (approx. 1 day per month). Additional DI sites in Gloucester, Frimley, London, or Manchester can also be used.
Clearance Required: Active SC clearance required to start.
Our client is a global IT services and consulting organisation, partnering with government and public sector bodies to deliver large-scale digital and infrastructure transformation. They are recognised for strengthening resilience, modernising operations, and supporting critical national services.
They are seeking an experienced SOC Engineer to join their Public Sector & Government business unit, supporting a major Highways programme . The role will involve engineering and enhancing SOC capabilities, integrating security tools, tuning SIEM use cases, and ensuring that monitoring, detection, and response functions are optimised to meet government security standards.
Key Details: £530 per day (Inside IR35). 6-month contract, ending 27th March 2026. Fully remote with occasional travel to Birmingham (max once per month). Access to DI sites in Gloucester, Frimley, London, or Manchester. Must hold active SC clearance to start.
This is a chance to work on a nationally significant public sector programme, contributing your SOC engineering expertise to safeguard critical infrastructure. If you’re interested and have the relevant experience and SC clearance, please apply to discuss further.