Senior Security Engineering Consultant (121lw) Remote – £90,000- £100,000pa + Benefits
Are you an experienced cyber professional from a military or defence background looking to step into a more consultative, project-led role? We’re supporting a rapidly growing cyber security organisation that is actively investing in ex-military talent and building a high-performing Security Operations capability. This role is ideal for someone who has already transitioned (or is close to transitioning) and wants to move into a client-facing, engineering-focused consultancy position.
Candidate Eligibility
DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY, WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EX MILITARY.
This is not a traditional SOC role. You’ll work across a range of customer environments, helping design, build, and improve Security Operations capabilities – from SIEM and SOAR implementations through to automation, detection engineering, and cloud security assessments.
Roughly, 50% project delivery (client-facing consultancy) and 50% internal engineering, innovation, and capability development. A remote role with occasional travel to South East office.
You do not need experience with every commercial tool – training is provided. This role suits either ex-military candidates who have already gained some commercial or advanced technical exposure, or service leavers with strong cyber/SOC experience and the confidence to step into a consultative role.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Delivering security engineering projects across SIEM, SOAR, and XDR platforms
- Designing and building automation playbooks and integrations
- Conducting cloud (Azure-focused) security health checks
- Developing detection rules, log parsing, and correlation logic
- Supporting vulnerability and exposure management programmes
- Working closely with internal engineering teams to improve tooling and processes
- Acting as a trusted technical advisor to customers
Essential
- Experience working in a SOC or CDOC (Cyber Defence Operations Centre) environment
- Strong understanding of security monitoring & incident response and threat behaviours (e.g. MITRE ATT&CK)
- Hands‑on experience with at least one SIEM / SOAR / XDR platform
- Ability to take a problem and engineer a solution end-to-end
- Strong communication skills and ability to engage with stakeholders
Ideal (but not essential)
- Experience with cloud security (Azure preferred)
- Exposure to automation or scripting (e.g. Python, APIs)
- Experience in advisory, design, or project-based work
For military candidates
- Experience at commissioned / supervisory level or exposure to advisory or capability development work
- You’ll likely align well if you have worked in a SOC, CDOC or cyber operations environment
- Experience analysing threats, logs, or incidents
- Exposure to secure networks or defence systems
- A mindset focused on problem‑solving, adaptability, and ownership
Culture & Development
This is a fast-paced, collaborative, “people first” culture where people genuinely support each other. Clear progression pathways, funded certifications and structured training plans.
How to Apply
Interested? Please send a copy of your CV with a note outlining why this would be the ideal opportunity for you to Liz Walsh at Ex-Mil Recruitment Ltd by email to liz@ex-mil.co.uk.
https://www.ex-mil.co.uk/vacancies/8370/senior-security-engineering-consultant
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