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Overview Join us at EIT: At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), were on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanitys greatest challenges in four transformative areas: - Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology - Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture - Climate Change & Managing CO - Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, youll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Explore more at www.eit.org. Your Role At EIT we are seeking experienced and proactive Security Operations Engineers to help protect our people, platforms, and worldclass research. This is a handson, impactful role at the centre of our cybersecurity function, combining monitoring, incident response, detection engineering, and continuous improvement of our security posture. You will work closely with IT, research computing, governance, and legal teams to ensure that security enables, not hinders scientific innovation. If you want to be part of a missiondriven environment and play a critical role in safeguarding breakthrough research, wed love to hear from you. Responsibilities - Operate and continuously enhance security monitoring across endpoints, servers, cloud platforms, and networks. - Tune and maintain SIEM tools (including Sophos Taegis, SentinelOne EDR, and OCI security tooling) to improve detection accuracy. - Investigate and triage security alerts, escalating and responding appropriately. - Act as a responder for security incidents, supporting containment, eradication, and recovery. - Produce clear incident documentation, including reports and rootcause analysis. - Develop and refine detection rules, automation workflows, and threatbased use cases. - Apply threat intelligence to improve detection coverage in complex research environments. - Support vulnerability scanning, prioritisation, and remediation tracking. - Collaborate closely with stakeholders to embed secure practices into daytoday operations. - Contribute to runbooks, documentation, audits, compliance activities, and risk assessments. Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience - Experience working in Security Operations, a SOC, or in Incident Response. - Handson experience with SIEM platforms such as Azure Sentinel, Splunk, or Sophos Taegis. - Familiarity with EDR tools including SentinelOne or CrowdStrike. - A strong understanding of common attack techniques (MITRE ATT&CK). - Working knowledge of Windows, Linux, identity systems, and networking. - Experience working with cloud platforms (OCI preferred) in a security context. Desirable Skills, Qualifications & Experience - Scripting or automation skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash). - Experience in research, higher education, healthcare, or similarly open computing environments. - Familiarity with SOAR tooling or automation platforms. - Experience with ISO27001:2022 or similar standards. - Relevant certifications (e.g., ISC2 CC, CompTIA Security+). Our Benefits - Salary: 60,000 - 70,000 (dependent on experience) + travel allowance + bonus - Enhanced holiday + options to buy additional days - Pension - Life Assurance - Income Protection - Private Medical Insurance - Hospital Cash Plan - Therapy Services - Perk Box - Electric Car Scheme - Childcare benefit Working Together What It Involves - You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. - You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate). #J-18808-Ljbffr