We are looking for a

Defensive Security Consultant

to join an international cybersecurity team focused on threat detection, security monitoring, and incident response. The selected candidate will play a key role in protecting critical platforms and systems through a hands‑on engineering approach, working closely with SOC, SIEM, and threat intelligence technologies.

You will be part of a mature security environment, contributing to the implementation, automation, and optimisation of defensive security capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Automation & Process Enhancement:

Design, implement, and optimize automation initiatives that increase operational efficiency and accelerate incident response workflows.

Security Tool Management:

Maintain, configure, and continuously improve security platforms and services to ensure high availability, scalability, and performance.

Detection Capability Improvement:

Enhance the effectiveness of threat detection by minimizing false positives and false negatives, enabling faster and more accurate security investigations.

Operational Visibility & Reporting:

Develop meaningful dashboards, KPIs, and reporting frameworks that provide clear insights into the performance and maturity of security operations.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Partner with security, engineering,



and other business stakeholders to strengthen organizational resilience and ensure a coordinated approach to cyber defense and incident response.

Requirements

5+ years of experience

in Security Operations (SecOps), SOC Engineering, and cyber threat detection and response within enterprise environments.

Demonstrated expertise leading end-to-end incident response activities , including triage, containment, eradication, recovery, root cause analysis, and post-incident review.

Strong hands‑on experience with SIEM and XDR platforms , including detection engineering, alert tuning, use case development, and continuous optimization of security monitoring capabilities.

Proven ability to operationalize Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)

by mapping adversary techniques to frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK; and implementing effective Data Loss Prevention (DLP) strategies and controls.

Advanced programming skills in Python or Go (Golang) , leveraging automation, API integrations, and SOAR playbook development to improve efficiency and reduce manual operational effort.

Exceptional communication skills and proactivity

to analyse and solve issues and situations.

Fluent English (mandatory), Spanish is not required.

Conditions

* Location: Barcelona, Spain.

* Work model: Hybrid (versátil).

* Duration: Long‑term project.

* Start date: ASAP.

* Selection process: 2 interviews.

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📌 Senior Defensive (Barcelona)
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