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Role: Cyber Detection and Response AI Implementation & Validation Specialist
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Brighton, UK
Mode of Working: Hybrid (3 days per week onsite)
Are you looking to help shape the future of AI-enabled cyber defence and security operations?
We have an exciting opportunity for you - Detection and Response AI Implementation & Validation Specialist!
Careers at TCS: It Means More
TCS is a purpose-led transformation company, built on belief. We go beyond helping businesses transform through technology—we enable them to make a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve. Our clients include leading organisations across the UK and globally. At TCS, it means more—more opportunity to make an impact that matters through challenging projects that demand innovation, collaboration, and thought leadership.
- Support the implementation, integration, testing, and validation of AI-enabled detection and response capabilities.
- Work across Cyber Detection & Response, infrastructure, network, cloud, and platform teams.
- Validate AI-assisted detection, investigation, and response workflows while enabling next-generation SOC capabilities.
The Role
As a Cyber Detection and Response AI Implementation & Validation Specialist, you will support the implementation, integration, testing, and validation of AI-enabled detection and response capabilities. You will work closely with Cyber Detection & Response, infrastructure, network, cloud, and platform teams to onboard integrations, resolve deployment dependencies, and validate AI-assisted detection, investigation, and response workflows through testing and attack simulation activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of agentic SOC capabilities, AI assistants, and workflow automation solutions.
- Coordinate the onboarding of integrations, data sources, APIs, service accounts, and required permissions.
- Work with network, cloud, identity, and platform teams to establish connectivity and access required for deployments.
- Validate AI-assisted detection, triage, investigation, and response workflows.
- Develop and execute testing scenarios, attack simulations, and operational readiness exercises.
- Identify integration issues, workflow gaps, and operational risks.
- Support troubleshooting, issue resolution, and deployment activities.
- Document implementation requirements, testing results, architecture components, and operational procedures.
Your Profile
Essential Skills & Experience
- Solid experience in cybersecurity engineering, security operations, threat detection, or security platform implementation roles.
- Experience implementing and integrating enterprise security technologies.
- Familiarity with SIEM, SOAR, EDR, threat intelligence platforms, and SOC workflows.
- Understanding of network security, APIs, authentication, IAM, and cloud environments.
- Experience conducting security testing, attack simulation, validation, or purple team activities.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong documentation and communication skills.
- Experience working with AI-enabled security, automation, or security workflow platforms.
Desirable Skills & Experience
- Exposure to AI technologies and automation capabilities within cybersecurity environments.
- Experience with endpoint security technologies.
- Experience supporting incident management processes and security operations.
- Additional knowledge of network security, APIs, authentication, IAM, and cloud environments.
Rewards & Benefits
TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.
We offer health & wellness initiatives and sports events; we are the proud sponsor of the London Marathon.
Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing
Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998.
We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer an interview to applicants with disabilities or long-term conditions who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please email us at UKI.recruitment@tcs.com if you would like to opt in.
If you are an applicant who needs any adjustments to the application process or interview, please contact us at UKI.recruitment@tcs.com with the subject line: “Adjustment Request” or call TCS London Office 02031552100 / +44 204 520 2575 to request an adjustment. We welcome requests prior to you completing the application and at any stage of the recruitment process.
Next Steps:
Application Process
- Online application: You can apply directly through LinkedIn/ by uploading your CV. In case you wish to submit your application via another format like audio/video, please, contact - UKI.recruitment@tcs.com
- Skill-Based discussion: This will be a level 1 interview with the project team, it can be via video or in-person. Details will be confirmed by your recruiter.
- Managerial discussion: This discussion will focus on behavioural aspects and person-organisation fit.
- HR Discussion: This will be with one of the members of the HR team and will cover your career journey, aspirations for growth, compensation and any other questions you may have.
Beware of Fraudulent offers
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