21 security operations support jobs found

Cyber Analytics Engineer 📍 Sheffield (3 days per week onsite) 💼 Contract (Inside IR35) We’re working with a leading financial services client seeking an experienced Cyber Analytics Engineer to join a high-performing cyber and analytics function. This is a senior technical role focused on delivering advanced analytics and engineering solutions to enhance cybersecurity capabilities across a large-scale, complex environment. You’ll work at the intersection of data, cybersecurity, and advanced analytics, helping to build innovative solutions to detect, prevent, and respond to evolving cyber threats. Key Responsibilities * Design, build, and optimise data pipelines and data assets to support cybersecurity use cases * Develop and deploy advanced analytics, AI/ML models, and data-driven security solutions * Engineer and support cloud-based platforms and data environments (Azure preferred) * Contribute to cybersecurity R&D, prototyping new capabilities and exploring...

Role: IT Specialist (12 Month FTC) Salary: £33,000 - £38,000 Location: Basildon (5 days on site)   A UK-based organisation is seeking an IT Specialist to support its day-to-day IT operations and local technology environment. The role provides hands-on 1st and 2nd line support, ownership of incidents and service requests, and involvement in local IT initiatives and improvement activity.   Based 5 days per week on site in Basildon, the position supports primarily local users with some wider UK coverage as required. It offers exposure to a varied Microsoft-based environment spanning end-user support, infrastructure, security processes, and project work.   The role is initially offered on a 12-month fixed-term basis, with a strong opportunity to go permanent for the right candidate.   Key Responsibilities: Providing remote and onsite 1st and 2nd line IT support to internal users Owning incidents and service requests through to resolution, meeting agreed SLAs Acting as a point of...

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Developer 6 Month Contract Based in Farnborough (Hybrid - 3 days on site) Inside IR35 Job Summary: Belcan are currently working with one of the leading companies in the aerospace/aviation domain, and supporting them with their search for a skilled and motivated Microsoft Dynamics 365 Developer to join their team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, customising, and supporting solutions within the D365 ecosystem, including Finance & Operations (F&O), Customer Engagement (CE), and the Power Platform. You will work closely with business analysts, functional consultants, and stakeholders to deliver scalable and efficient business solutions. Key Responsibilities: Design and develop customisations, plugins, workflows, and integrations within the D365 environment. Customise and extend D365 modules using X++, C#, JavaScript, Power Automate, and Power Apps. Collaborate with functional teams to translate business...

We are seeking a Level 1 SOC Cyber Analyst to join a growing internal security function within a major defence and engineering organisation. This role is ideal for someone with a strong foundation in security operations who is ready to take ownership of first‑line triage, investigation, and incident escalation activities. As the first internal responder to alerts generated by an outsourced SOC provider, you will play a crucial role in validating potential threats, engaging with users, and ensuring incidents are escalated through the correct channels. This is a hands‑on, fast‑paced role where your analytical mindset and communication skills will make a real impact. Key Responsibilities Alert Triage: Review and validate alerts escalated by the outsourced SOC, assessing accuracy and potential impact. Initial Investigation: Conduct first‑line investigations using SIEM tools, device logs, firewall logs, and authentication data. User Engagement: Work directly with end users and...

AWS Data Engineer | 6m Contract | London, Hybrid - Outside IR35  Daily Rate: £570 per day (Outside) Team: Data Engineering - Application Development Overview: Opus have partnered with a London Financial Services company who're seeking a Senior AWS Data Engineer with a background in Application Development to support in architecting and delivering a new PostgreSQL‑driven data platform which will be used to support core functions across investment reporting, risk analysis, regulatory output, and performance measurement. This is a high‑impact greenfield build. You’ll take full ownership of the platform’s design and lead the transition away from Databricks and Excel-centric processes—shaping critical infrastructure that underpins the organisation’s investment operations. What You’ll Work On You’ll be responsible for designing and developing a scalable, secure PostgreSQL environment capable of supporting: Portfolio valuation and holdings data Performance and attribution reporting...

Interim Head Of Data & Digital Architecture3-6-Month Contract | Inside IR35 | £600-£800 per dayRemote First with Occasional National TravelStart: ASAP Your New OrganisationA large, national, mission‑driven organisation is undergoing significant digital, data and technology modernisation. To maintain momentum during a period of transition, they are seeking an Interim Head of Data & Digital Architecture to provide technical leadership, delivery assurance and stability across their data and digital transformation portfolio.This is an ideal role for an experienced interim who can quickly embed, guide teams, and take ownership of critical data and architecture workstreams - without needing to operate at full, permanent Director-level scope. Your New RoleReporting to senior technology leadership, you will lead and oversee the organisation's data and architecture functions, ensuring consistent design governance, secure delivery, and progress across complex, multi-team...

SOC Cyber Analyst Hereford Based £75.48 hour Umbrella Inside IR35 12 Month Contract initially. This is a great opportunity to work within one of the UK's leading Defence organisations based Hereford. Typical duties include (but are not limited to): * Alert Triage: Review and assess alerts escalated by the outsourced SOC; validate their accuracy and determine potential impact. * Initial Investigation: Perform first-line investigation using available tools (SIEM, Device Logs, firewall logs and SIEM alerts). * User Interaction: Engage with affected end users or asset owners to collect additional information, verify events, or guide immediate containment steps (e.g. asset isolation, password reset). * Escalation: Escalate confirmed or high severity incidents to the Level 2 SOC (outsourced) or internal incident response teams, ensuring complete and accurate handoff documentation. * Incident Documentation: Create and maintain detailed case notes, timelines, and evidence...

Job Title: IT Service Transition Manager Location: Edinburgh/Glasgow (Hybrid) Rate: £500 per day (via Umbrella Company) Role Overview We're seeking an experienced IT Service Transition Manager to support the introduction of new and changed services into BAU within a regulated financial services environment. You'll work across multi‑disciplinary teams to ensure operational readiness, governance alignment, and seamless service handover. Key Responsibilities Service Transition Delivery Lead end‑to‑end service transition activities aligned to ITIL best practices. Develop Transition Plans, Readiness Checklists, and Post‑Implementation Reviews. Ensure operational teams are trained, informed, and prepared to support new services. Coordinate Service Acceptance into BAU with defined criteria and sign‑off.Stakeholder & Project Engagement Act as primary interface across Projects, Architecture, Engineering, Security, and IT Operations. Provide expert guidance on readiness, support...

Job Title: IT Project Manager / IT programme Manager Contract Length: 12 Months (with possibility for extension) Location: London (3 days a week on-site) Salary: Circa £650 - £700 per day Working Pattern: Full Time Are you ready to take on a pivotal role in a dynamic technology transformation? Our client, a large global organisation, is on the lookout for a passionate IT Project Manager / IT programme Manager to join their innovative team. This is your chance to be a key player in a major automation and internal tool development initiative that aims to enhance operational efficiency and drive digital transformation! What You Bring: Extensive experience as a Senior IT Project Manager or Programme Manager A robust background in delivering technology or digital transformation projects. Proficiency in tools such as Jira, Confluence, and the Microsoft Suite. Hands-on experience with project management across scope, schedule, budget, and risk. Experience working in financial services...

Your new company This leading further, and higher education provider has been delivering technical and professional training for over 100 years, supporting thousands of learners each year across multiple campuses in the Lancashire area. As one of the largest college providers of higher education in England, it offers a wide range of career‑focused courses, apprenticeships and degree‑level programmes designed in partnership with industry to meet real workforce needs. With strong links to a top UK university and a long‑standing reputation for high‑quality teaching, the organisation combines industry‑standard facilities, expert staff and an inclusive, supportive learning environment. Its specialist centres provide hands‑on, future‑focused training that prepares learners for skilled employment in key regional and national sectors. Ambitious, innovative and deeply connected to local industry, the organisation plays a central role in developing talent, driving economic growth and...

Location: Bristol (20% onsite) Duration: 6 month contract Rate: £81.75ph LTD (Outside IR35) Role details: Our client, a prominent entity in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer to provide hands-on leadership across a high-priority software delivery programme. Based in Bristol, this contract role requires a self-starter who can swiftly comprehend complex problem domains, translate requirements into actionable deliverables, and drive engineering teams to successful outcomes. Key Responsibilities: Delivery & Execution Own end-to-end technical delivery across the programme. Make time-critical delivery decisions in the absence of programme leadership. Break down high-level requirements into structured deliverables for engineering teams. Sequence work, set priorities, and maintain delivery plans. Act as escalation point for blockers, risks, and technical issues. Drive tangible progress across multiple engineering and...

Role: Oracle 11g DBA Location: UK remote Clearance: Active SC Clearance required Outside IR35 Rate £500.00 pd   Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Oracle 11g Database Administrator to join a structured production support team responsible for maintaining business critical systems operating within a 24 by 7 live service environment. This role focuses on operational stability, incident resolution, performance optimisation and secure database management across a high availability Oracle estate.   Responsibilities Provide production support for Oracle 11g databases within a 24 by 7 live service environment Diagnose and resolve incidents, including priority and major incidents Perform database performance tuning and optimisation Manage RMAN backup and recovery processes Support Data Guard and disaster recovery arrangements Implement database changes through controlled change management processes Apply security patches and maintain compliance standards Produce and maintain...

Salesforce Tech Lead 6-Month contract - Inside IR35 - up to £630 per day London based - hybrid working - 2/3 days on site Must either have current NPPV3 or held previously Clearance NPPV3 clearance is required. Candidates must confirm whether they currently hold, or are willing to undergo, NPPV3 clearance, and provide confirmation of any current or previous SC clearance. Summary Salesforce Tech Lead / Lead Developer with 5+ years' experience delivering complex, production‑quality Salesforce solutions across the full development lifecycle, from discovery and design through build, test, deployment, and live support. Ideally experienced in public sector delivery, operating within structured governance, assurance, and security constraints, and comfortable working within Agile delivery models. A strong communicator and engineering leader, capable of engaging effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders, translating business requirements into clear technical...

Software Developer (Contract) – Digital Location: Exeter (Hybrid working) Contract Length: 6 months (with potential extension) Pay Rate: £625 per day (Umbrella) IR35: In scope hybrid working: 1-2 days every quarter for planning SC (Security Clearance) required We are seeking a talented Software Developer to join a digital team delivering modern cloud based systems. This role involves designing, building, and maintaining software solutions that support critical operational services. The position offers hybrid working, with 1-2 days every quarter for planning/updating MOD meetings, plus ad hoc attendance as required. Key Responsibilities * Design, develop, test, and document software applications of medium to high complexity * Integrate new solutions with existing systems, including cloud and legacy platforms * Develop dashboards and services using AWS or other cloud technologies * Identify, diagnose, and resolve faults, ensuring service continuity * Apply secure-by-design...

Role Title: Solutions Architect Duration: contract to run until 30/06/2026 Location: Hybrid (no set number of days to be anywhere, just attending for required meetings in London) Rate: up to £740 p/d Umbrella inside IR35 Clearance required: Sole UK National and Active SC with a government agency used within the last 6 months Role purpose / summary Cloud Architecture & Design Design end-to-end AWS cloud solutions aligned with business, security, and operational requirements. Develop high-level and low-level architectural documentation (HLDs, LLDs, diagrams, patterns, standards). Apply the AWS Well-Architected Framework to ensure solutions are secure, cost-efficient, reliable, and scalable. Select appropriate AWS services and define integration patterns across compute, network, storage, data, and application components. Technical Leadership Provide architecture guidance to engineering teams throughout the delivery lifecycle. Lead technical design workshops, discovery...

A luxury automotive OEM is looking for a Business Support to join their team in Whitley, Coventry (12 month mat cover)! Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities * Governance & Assurance: Ensure compliance with standards, document control, and assurance processes across capital and operational expenditure. Support implementation of governance structures across the portfolio. * Capital Project Evaluation: Collaborate with the Strategic Technical Specialist to assess the feasibility of capital investment on projects and support in business case development. Regularly review project rankings based on strategic value, financial return and resource availability. * Project Budgeting & Monitoring: Assist in the development of project budgets, supporting stakeholders in the appropriate allocation of spend type. Monitor project performance to identify and flag budget overruns or delays. * Operational Expenditure Planning: Support with building operational budgets in...

Position: Oracle Systems Admin Manager Location: Hornton Street, W8 7NX Start Date: ASAP Contract Duration: 2+ Months Working Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 09:00–17:00 Pay Rate: £389.84 Per Day                                                                                           Job Reference: (phone number removed) Job Responsibilities Lead and manage Oracle systems administration activities within the IT Digital Transformation programme. Ensure system stability, performance, and security across all Oracle environments. Oversee deployment, upgrades, patches, and configuration changes for Oracle applications. Collaborate with IT teams and business stakeholders to support project delivery. Develop and maintain operational documentation, policies, and procedures. Provide guidance and mentoring to junior administrators and technical teams. Monitor system performance, identify issues, and implement solutions proactively. Manage vendor relationships...

Tier 1 Bank - Regulatory Reporting Team Role - IT Compliance and Audit Duration - 6 months with very likely extension Location - Hybrid / Canary Wharf - 3 days per week in a Canary Wharf office Rate - £415 per day (Inside IR35) Role IT Compliance Support Engineer to join a development team and act as the primary liaison with internal/external audit, compliance, and IT security counterparts. This role combines governance with technical capability-supporting audits, demonstrating IT controls, and troubleshooting or coordinating resolution of issues across Azure DevOps pipelines, ServiceNow change management, and Jira requirement workflows. You will help us evidence good practice, reduce audit friction, and improve developer productivity by ensuring our controls are both effective and practical.Tasks Audit & Compliance Liaison Act as the single point of contact for internal/external audit, compliance, and IT security. Handle audit requests, walkthroughs, and create timely...

VMWare Engineer Rate - £525 - £550 (Daily) Location - Manchester (Hybrid) Duration - 4 Months (Initially) Ir35 - Inside (Must use an umbrella company) We are seeking a Senior VMware Engineer (Contractor) with a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience provisioning and managing Linux and Windows virtual machines in enterprise VMware environments. This is a contract engagement supporting a higher education institution's virtual infrastructure modernisation and operational support initiatives. The contractor will provide advanced engineering expertise across VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), VMware ESXi, VMware vSphere, and VMware NSX-T, ensuring stability, scalability, and performance of mission-critical academic and research systems. Scope of Work Provision, configure, and manage Linux and Windows VMs in enterprise clusters. Deploy and manage workloads within VMware Cloud Foundation environments. Install, configure, patch, and upgrade VMware ESXi hosts. Administer and...

Technical Architect / 6 Month Contract / Milton Keynes / Inside IR35 / £640 / Hybrid – 3 days onsite   An architect resource is required to support a major government body with the delivery and management of key national security capabilities. You will be working with customers, engineering and development teams to support the solution whilst providing key technical inputs and governance.   Essential Skills: Experience in relevant roles, including technologies in enterprise and virtual environments and of working within a secure environment Experience of server/operating system (Microsoft and Linux), network technologies, as a minimum Hybrid Cloud, Gateways, PKI, Email, VMware virtualisation platforms (including VCD, VSAN, and NSX), SASE architecture, Cisco Palo Alto Experience creating technical and architectural documents such as options assessments, low and high-level technical designs. DevSecOps experience in automation and improvement in development and release processes...