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Security Operations Specialist

Security Operations Specialist

Hybrid

Leeds, United kingdom

£ 60,000 /year

Full Time

20-01-2026

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Communication Swift Incident Response Monitoring Stakeholder Management Azure Microsoft Azure

Job Specifications

Security Operations Specialist

Leeds (Hybrid)

Our Financial Services client has a permanent vacancy for a Security Operations Specialist to join their team and take ownership of the security operations strategy.

You’ll be the key liaison between the organisation and the outsourced SOC provider, ensuring effective monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement of the security posture. Operating within a Microsoft Azure environment, you’ll oversee the integration and assurance of advanced security tools including Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender suite, Abnormal, Recorded Future, and Tenable.

Role
Manage the relationship with the outsourced SOC provider, driving SLAs, KPIs, and service reviews.
Validate and triage escalations, ensuring accurate assessment and swift remediation.
Oversee integration and optimisation of security tooling across Azure and on-prem environments.
Coordinate vulnerability management and patch assurance processes.
Drive threat intelligence integration and enhance detection engineering using frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK.
Produce actionable reporting and metrics for senior stakeholders.
Support incident simulations and readiness exercises.
Act as a mentor and escalation point for SecOps best practices.

Skills & Experience
Strong technical expertise in Microsoft Azure security stack (Sentinel, Defender suite, Entra ID, Purview).
Hands-on experience with Abnormal, Recorded Future, and Tenable.
Proven track record managing outsourced SOC/MSSP providers.
Certifications such as AZ-500, SC-200, GCIA, GCIH, or CISSP.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
Calm under pressure, proactive, and confident in challenging providers.

Why Join
Work in a collaborative, values-driven environment where integrity, partnership, and continuous improvement are at the heart of what we do.
Opportunity to make a real impact on our security posture and resilience.
Hybrid working model for flexibility.

About the Company

Welcome to Broster Buchanan! At Broster Buchanan we solve our client's talent needs and support candidates in identifying opportunities that match their aspirations. Our team are genuine and authentic, operating with transparency and mutual respect across the UK, Europe, and North America. Our team are people driven, brave, future focused and real. We are innovative in our approach, to ensure we are always one step ahead so we can deliver the best service to all. We enable real-life connections in the constantly evolving ... Know more