Security Operations Specialist

<p><u><strong>Security Operations Specialist</strong></u><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Our global client requires a Contract SecOps SME responsible for managing the MSSP relationship, acting as the primary escalation point, and driving&nbsp; improvement across security tooling, processes, and service delivery, with hands-on experience in Splunk, CrowdStrike, and Defender.</p> <ul> <li>Day Rate: &pound;550-&pound;600pd</li> <li>IR35 Status: Outside</li> <li>Travel: 3 days a week in London Office (2 days WFH)</li> <li>Duration: Initial 6 months&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Key Experience:</p> <ul> <li data-section-id="yhwyj3" data-start="0" data-end="187">Lead Security Operations while managing the MSSP relationship, acting as the primary escalation point and ensuring services are delivered effectively against agreed expectations.</li> <li data-section-id="151xijm" data-start="189" data-end="410">Drive continuous improvement across Security Operations, refining and optimising processes, tooling, and workflows, and enhancing the value of platforms such as Splunk, CrowdStrike, and Defender.</li> <li data-section-id="13x03s" data-start="412" data-end="656">Deliver core operational security activities, including proactive monitoring, investigation, and response to SIEM alerts and incidents, managing ticket queues, escalating where required, and documenting cases through to closure.</li> <li data-section-id="dv2ry4" data-start="658" data-end="915">Act as a subject matter expert for key security technologies, owning their configuration and ongoing optimisation, while leading threat hunting, processing IOCs/IOAs, leveraging threat intelligence, and supporting vulnerability management and remediation.</li> <li data-section-id="li0mbc" data-start="917" data-end="1195" data-is-last-node="">Support governance and collaboration by maintaining clear SecOps documentation and procedures, contributing to MSSP oversight, participating in on-call incident response, conducting eDiscovery investigations when required, and engaging with internal and external stakeholders.</li> </ul> <p>, </p>