CareerPlan

Principal Security Operations Engineer

United Kingdom, London, LondonFull-time2026-10-01 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design, build, deploy, and operate security capabilities across network, identity, infrastructure, cloud, and AI environments to improve security posture, operational visibility, and platform resilience.

Role type

Principal Security Operations Engineer (AI/Cloud/Infrastructure)

Builds

Scalable security solutions, monitoring/telemetry systems, detection workflows, automation tooling, APIs, and data pipelines for cloud, sovereign, and AI environments.

Domain

Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, AI Security, Infrastructure Security

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Security engineering, Cloud engineering, Software engineering, Security operations, Threat detection, Incident investigation, Automation/scripting, Data pipeline development, AI/ML application, Large-scale distributed systems

Preferred skills

AI/ML and agentic technologies for security monitoring, Threat modeling, Security reviews, Risk reduction through engineering improvements

Technologies

Cloud platforms, AI/ML frameworks, Telemetry systems, Automation platforms, APIs, Data pipelines

Responsibilities

Develop detections, analytics, and investigation workflows for identity compromise, unauthorized access, lateral movement, and data exfiltration. Build security services and operational capabilities to reduce manual effort. Investigate complex security events using telemetry and operational data. Convert findings into new detections, controls, and engineering solutions. Apply AI and machine learning to improve security monitoring, threat hunting, and response. Develop monitoring and protection capabilities for AI infrastructure and autonomous systems.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship