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Security Platform Engineer, UK Security Operations

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5 days ago
London, United KingdomSenior

Responsibilities

  • Deploy, configure, and manage SIEM, IDS/IPS, and CWPP security platform technologies.
  • Develop and implement security monitoring and logging strategies.
  • Investigate security incidents, identify root causes and impact, and perform containment and remediation.
  • Conduct forensic analysis of suspicious activity.
  • Automate security tasks and workflows.
  • Deliver, operate, secure, and maintain private-cloud deployments for critical customers.
  • Participate in a rotating on-call schedule outside core business hours and over weekends.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • At least five years of experience in security engineering, DevSecOps, or platform engineering roles.
  • Experience with technical troubleshooting and Python, Go, or Bash scripting.
  • Experience with Kubernetes security, including workload isolation, RBAC, network policies, containerisation, orchestration, and observability tools.
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools such as Terraform, Helm, and ArgoCD.
  • Active or obtainable Developed Vetting (DV) UK security clearance.
  • Preferred certifications include GSEC, CISSP, CISM, or OSCP.
  • Preferred experience includes Kubernetes threat and anomaly detection, service mesh security, workload identity, detection engineering, logging pipeline development, SIEM tuning, and security-focused open-source or internal security platform tooling.

Benefits

  • Rotating on-call coverage is required outside core business hours and over weekends.
  • The role supports private-cloud deployments for highly security-sensitive public-sector customers.

Tech Stack

BashGoGrafanaHelmIstioKubernetesPrometheusPythonTerraform

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About Google

10,000+ employees

Google builds consumer and enterprise software and services including Search, Android, YouTube, Chrome, Maps, Gmail, and Google Cloud. Its business model centers on digital advertising and paid cloud, software, and hardware offerings (e.g., Pixel and Nest) for consumers, developers, and organizations. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Google operates globally as a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.

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