Security Operations Analyst
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What this role is, and what else it is called
Employers in the UK advertise this kind of work as Security Engineer, Fire & Security Engineer, Cybersecurity Engineer and Cyber Security Consultant too, so it is worth searching more than one wording. It is a mid-level Cybersecurity role in the UK, advertised as fully remote, so it is open to candidates working from home.
About hiring at Softwerx
Softwerx has 1 other live technology role on its careers page, across Enterprise Applications and Cybersecurity. See all Softwerx roles, salaries and stack.
How this role compares to the market
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