Senior Security Engineering Consultant - Fully Remote

Senior Security Engineering Consultant (121lw) Remote - £90,000- £100,000pa + Benefits

Are you an experienced cyber professional from a military or defence background looking to step into a more consultative, project-led role?

We’re supporting a rapidly growing cyber security organisation that is actively investing in ex-military talent and building a high-performing Security Operations capability. This role is ideal for someone who has already transitioned (or is close to transitioning) and wants to move into a client-facing, engineering-focused consultancy position.

DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY, WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EX MILITARY.

This is not a traditional SOC role. You’ll work across a range of customer environments, helping design, build, and improve Security Operations capabilities - from SIEM and SOAR implementations through to automation, detection engineering, and cloud security assessments.

Roughly, 50% project delivery (client-facing consultancy) 50% internal engineering, innovation, and capability development. A remote role with occasional travel to South East office.

You do not need experience with every commercial tool - training is provided. This role suits either ex-military candidates who have already gained some commercial or advanced technical exposure, OR service leavers with strong cyber/SOC experience and the confidence to step into a consultative role

What You’ll Be Doing

Delivering security engineering projects across SIEM, SOAR, and XDR platforms

Designing and building automation playbooks and integrations

Conducting cloud (Azure-focused) security health checks

Developing detection rules, log parsing, and correlation logic

Supporting vulnerability and exposure management programmes

Working closely with internal engineering teams to improve tooling and processes

Acting as a trusted technical advisor to customers

Essential

Experience working in a SOC or CDOC (Cyber Defence Operations Centre) environment

Strong understanding of - Security monitoring & incident response and Threat behaviours (e.g. MITRE ATT&CK)

Hands-on experience with at least one - SIEM / SOAR / XDR platform

Ability to take a problem and engineer a solution end-to-end

Strong communication skills and ability to engage with stakeholders

Ideal (but not essential)

Experience with cloud security (Azure preferred)

Exposure to automation or scripting (e.g. Python, APIs)

Experience in advisory, design, or project-based work

For military candidates:

Experience at commissioned / supervisory level OR

Exposure to advisory or capability development work

You’ll likely align well if you have, worked in a SOC, CDOC or cyber operations environment

Experience analysing threats, logs, or incidents

Exposure to secure networks or defence systems

A mindset focused on problem-solving, adaptability, and ownership

This is a fast-paced, collaborative, “people first” culture, where people genuinely support each other Clear progression pathways, funded certifications and structured training plans.

Interested? Please send a copy of your CV with a note outlining why this would be the ideal opportunity for you to Liz Walsh at Ex-Mil Recruitment Ltd