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Senior SOC Engineer – Contract

  • 6-month rolling contract
  • Hybrid 2-3 days
  • Dublin City Centre

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the engineering, integration, operation and ongoing enhancement of cyber defence platforms, including Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender/XDR, ServiceNow security integrations and related Azure services.
  • Design, develop and maintain secure DevOps and CI/CD capabilities, covering Azure DevOps pipelines, infrastructure as code, Terraform, source control, automated testing, deployment governance, security scanning, approval gates, release management and secure software development lifecycle practices.
  • Develop and maintain Microsoft Sentinel content and services, including telemetry onboarding, detection engineering, automation, reporting, retention management and platform monitoring.
  • Automate operational workflows, approval processes, compliance evidence gathering and reporting, ensuring all platform changes comply with security policies, governance standards, testing requirements and audit controls.

Competencies

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an emphasis on quality, resilience and accuracy.
  • Ability to design and implement secure, repeatable and maintainable automation solutions.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Self-driven, with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
  • Strong sense of ownership, with a commitment to security, governance and effective service delivery.