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SOAR Engineer @ Sanderson Government and Defence

Cheltenham Road, CheltenhamOnsiteFull-time
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Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year

Requirements: Active SC clearanceProven experience working within CNI or OT environmentsStrong hands-on experience with SOAR platforms and SplunkA solid grasp of the differences between securing OT and ITComfortable operating in a live, high-consequence environment where good judgement matters as much as technical skill Responsibilities: Designing, building, and maintaining SOAR playbooks to automate detection and response workflowsDeveloping and tuning Splunk use cases, dashboards, and correlation searches across IT and OT data sourcesSupporting incident detection and response within CNI/OT environments, working closely with engineering and safety teamsContributing to the maturity of security monitoring across converged industrial and enterprise networksWorking within a team that understands the unique constraints of OT, including availability, safety, and legacy systems, versus traditional IT security Technologies: SupportSecuritySplunk More:

We are a leading cyber security firm supporting a critical national infrastructure client on an 18-month fixed-term contract. This is a high-visibility role within our security operations function, focused on protecting operational technology environments that underpin essential national services. We offer the potential for extension or conversion to a permanent role, subject to programme trajectory. We value respect, equality, and inclusion, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know when you apply or speak to our recruiters directly so we can support you.

last updated 33 week of 2026

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