SOC Engineer

6 month FTCCentral London - 2 days on-site per weekUp to £80,000 (pro rata)This is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in maturing and strengthening the security operations capability of a globally recognised law firm. you''ll be at the forefront of SIEM engineering, detection content development, and security automation helping to protect one of the most complex and internationally active legal organisations in the world. Job Title: Information Security Operations Engineer (SOC) Job Type: Fixed-Term Contract (6 months) Working Arrangement: Hybrid - 2 days in the office per weekOffice Location: Central LondonThe Role As a SOC Engineer, you will: Enhance and optimise the firms SIEM platform, improving performance, coverage, and detection fidelity. Identify and onboard new log sources across cloud, on-prem, network, endpoint, and identity platforms. Design and implement advanced detection use cases aligned to MITRE ATTandamp;CK and the cyber kill chain. Build and tune correlation rules, anomaly detections, dashboards, and alerting workflows. Implement SOAR automation to streamline incident response activities. Support SOC analysts and provide SME-level expertise during complex security incidents. Maintain high-quality documentation across data models, use cases, and SIEM architecture. What We re Looking For Previous experience working within a law firm Hands-on experience with leading SIEM platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, Exabeam, QRadar, or Elastic. ..... full job details .....