SOC Engineer

Salary: 80,000 - 100,000 Location: Coventry (Hybrid)We''re looking for a Senior SOC L3 Detection Engineer to strengthen an enterprise security operation, with a strong focus on detection engineering, SIEM and threat detection.What you''ll be doingDesign, build and optimise advanced SIEM detection rules and correlation logicTranslate threat intelligence, TTPs and IOCs into effective detectionsTune alerts and significantly reduce false positivesOnboard, parse and normalise security logs across enterprise environmentsSupport complex incident investigations and threat huntingDevelop SOAR playbooks, automation and security integrationsImprove detection coverage, SOC efficiency and security monitoring capabilitiesWork across SIEM, EDR/XDR, IAM, cloud and wider security toolingHelp develop emerging AI/agentic security use cases What we''re looking forStrong hands-on Detection Engineering / SIEM Engineering experienceProven experience writing and tuning detection logicStrong understanding of MITRE ATTandCK, attacker TTPs and the cyber kill chainExperience reducing false positives and improving alert fidelityExcellent critical thinking and problem-solving skillsExperience with Microsoft Sentinel, CrowdStrike NG SIEM or similarKnowledge of SOAR, automation, log pipelines and API integrationsStrong communication skills and the ability to explain complex security concepts clearlyAI experience is beneficial but not essential - strong detection engineering is the priority.Experience ..... full job details .....