Cyber Security – Senior SOAR Engineer (Financial Service) job at London Full Time

We are seeking an experienced Senior SOAR Engineer to join the Cyber Security function of a leading investment bank. This is a key technical role within the Security Engineering team, where you will act as the primary owner of the SOAR platform, driving its design, configuration, maintenance, and continuous enhancement.

You will provide deep technical expertise across the SOAR estate, ensuring the platform operates in line with enterprise security, resilience, and compliance standards. This role requires strong architectural capability, hands-on engineering experience, and the ability to collaborate across Security Operations, Engineering, and DevOps teams.

What you’ll do:

• Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR).
• Lead the configuration, enhancement, and ongoing maintenance of the SOAR platform (Chronicle SOAR).
• Own and maintain architectural documentation, including High-Level Designs (HLD) and Low-Level Designs (LLD).
• Design, implement, and maintain integration between the SOAR platform and wider security tooling.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures covering:Platform administration
• Playbook and content management
• Change, version, and patch management
• Platform life cycle management
• Collaborate closely with Security Operations, Engineering, and DevOps teams to ensure platform stability, scalability, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise security frameworks, governance, and compliance standards

What you’ll bring:

• Strong hands-on experience deploying, maintaining, and supporting Chronicle SOAR.
• Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, and JavaScript.
• Experience with GCP or Azure cloud environments. (preferably on GCP)
• Solid understanding of security frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and NIST CSF.
• Strong documentation and architectural design experience (HLD/LLD).
• Experience within Banking or Financial Services.
• Exposure to DevOps tooling, preferably Terraform.
• Experience working with ML/AI and data tooling within GCP environments.
• Familiarity with Agile or iterative delivery models.

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