Security Operations Specialist.

Our client, an innovator in the insurance industry, is hiring a Security Operations Specialist to join their team in Dublin on a contract basis. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in monitoring, investigating and responding to security incidents while supporting the continuous improvement of the organisation’s overall security operations and cyber resilience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyse and respond to security alerts and cyber security incidents.
• Perform alert triage, investigate potential threats and escalate incidents where appropriate.
• Support incident response activities, including containment, remediation and post-incident recovery.
• Carry out proactive threat hunting to identify and mitigate emerging security risks.
• Work closely with Security, IT and GRC teams, alongside external SOC and MDR partners.
• Enhance security monitoring capabilities, investigation procedures, documentation and operational playbooks.
• Contribute to vulnerability management activities and continuous security improvement initiatives.
• Support security reporting, compliance audits and operational resilience programmes.

Skillset

• At least 3 years of hands-on experience working within a Security Operations Centre (SOC) or Security Operations function.
• Proven experience monitoring, investigating and responding to security alerts and incidents.
• Strong experience working with SIEM platforms such as Rapid7 IDR, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk or equivalent solutions.
• Solid understanding of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) technologies and best practices.
• Experience using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and the wider Microsoft Security suite.
• Strong investigative skills with the ability to assess threats, document findings and support incident escalation.
• Experience collaborating with managed SOC or MDR providers is beneficial.
• Knowledge of phishing investigations, endpoint security, identity protection and proactive threat hunting.
• Previous experience working within financial services or another regulated industry is an advantage.
• Familiarity with DORA and operational resilience frameworks is a bonus.