Hybrid Staff Security Engineer

at Pearson VUE

• Job title: Staff Security Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Python, Splunk
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bangalore, India

About the role

• Senior SOC Engineer at Pearson's Security Operations Centre. Leading design, implementation, and optimization of security tooling and infrastructure to enhance detection capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain SIEM, SOAR, EDR, UEBA, and other SOC tooling.
• Develop and optimise detection content, including correlation rules, playbooks, and alert logic.
• Build automation workflows for incident response, enrichment, and case management.
• Integrate security platforms with enterprise systems to ensure seamless data flow and actionability.
• Establish onboarding pipelines for new log sources and data feeds.
• Maintain and enhance the detection stack, ensuring high fidelity and low false positives.
• Support SOC analysts during investigations and incident response.
• Tune detection logic based on threat intelligence and operational feedback.
• Lead technical escalations and provide guidance on remediation strategies.
• Work closely with CTI, IRM, and compliance teams to operationalise threat intelligence.
• Mentor junior engineers and analysts, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Contribute to SOC maturity initiatives and roadmap development.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in SOC engineering, detection content development, or security platform integration.
• Strong understanding of SIEM/SOAR architecture and incident response workflows.
• Hands-on experience with platforms such as Splunk, Siemplify, Sentinel, or similar.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python preferred) for automation and enrichment.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, threat modelling, and detection engineering best practices.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.