Detection & Response Engineering Lead

Detection & Response Engineering Lead

Salary: £85-100k + 10% Bonus & Benefits. Location – Cambridge (1 day per week in office).

We are recruiting for a senior‑level Cyber Security Detection & Response Engineer to enhance our Cyber Detection, Response and Investigation capabilities.

You will have ownership of the entire Detection and Response function, building out the IR playbooks and processes while leading investigations; you will also be responsible for building detection capabilities in a cloud‑native environment, implementing detection‑as‑code, and working with wider Engineering teams to drive a culture of secure development.

This is a pivotal hire in a wide security transformation program, reporting to the Director of Cyber Security.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and deploy security tooling to monitor, detect and respond to security events within a complex technical environment.
• Lead response and inves...