Average Monitoring Engineer salary in the UK

CMC Markets is looking for a Compliance Officer to join our Compliance team based onsite in our London office. This is a Second Line of Defence role supporting the delivery of CMC’s risk-based Compliance Monitoring Programme and wider compliance oversight activities.The role is ideal for someone looking to build practical, hands-on experience across compliance monitoring, testing, assurance, and reporting within a dynamic financial services environment. You will support the planning and execution of targeted reviews, assess the effectiveness of key controls, identify areas for improvement, and help ensure findings are clearly documented and followed through to resolution.Working closely with Compliance colleagues, business stakeholders, and other control functions, you will contribute to governance reporting, Management Information (MI), and the continuous enhancement of CMC’s compliance framework. The role also provides broad exposure to regulatory requirements, business processes, risk assessments, and thematic reviews.Reporting to the Head of Compliance Monitoring and the Compliance Manager, you will support the Compliance function’s monitoring and risk assessment activities, assisting with risk-based reviews, identifying emerging risks and themes, supporting management reporting, and collaborating with stakeholders to drive effective remediation.Please note that this is an onsite role that will require you to work within our London office (near Liverpool street) 5 days on site per week.Key ResponsibilitiesSupport the execution and ongoing development of the Compliance Risk Assessment (CRA) and risk-based Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP)Assist with monitoring, testing, and thematic reviews across onboarding, KYC, transaction monitoring, sanctions, complaints, outsourcing, and other compliance risksConduct file reviews, sampling, data analysis, and assessments of control design and operating effectivenessIdentify control gaps, trends, themes, and emerging risks, and support enhancements to the compliance frameworkDraft working papers, review reports, MI, and governance reporting for senior stakeholders and committeesTrack remediation actions and support follow-up testing to ensure issues are resolvedBuild strong working relationships across the business, Compliance, Risk, CASS, and other second-line teamsSupport internal and external audits, regulatory queries, and wider compliance activitiesKeep up to date with regulatory and business changes and update the CRA and CMP accordinglyMaintain ongoing professional development and complete relevant regulatory trainingUndertake any other reasonable duties consistent with the level of the roleKey Skills & ExperienceRelevant experience within a regulatory compliance or compliance monitoring role (non-AML)Good understanding of FCA regulations including COBS, SYSC, CASS, and PRINStrong Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word skillsExperience working with internal and external auditorsAbility to manage competing priorities and work effectively under pressureStrong attention to detail and willingness to learnClear written and verbal communication skillsAnalytical mindset with strong problem-solving abilityExcellent organisational skills and ability to manage tasks independentlyCMC Markets is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, or age.

Security Monitoring & SIEM AnalystLocation: Berkshire (Onsite)Salary: £45,000 - £60,000 + excellent benefits & trainingSecurity Clearance: Ideally SC Cleared or eligible for SC (UK Nationals only)________________________________________Company OverviewAn exciting opportunity to join a global technology organisation with a well-established cyber security capability supporting mission-critical environments.Cyber security is central to the organisation's strategy, with ongoing investment in tooling, threat intelligence, and specialist talent. The security function operates at a mature level, combining Security Operations, threat detection, incident response, and continuous improvement practices to defend against evolving threats.________________________________________Role OverviewAs a Security Monitoring & SIEM Analyst, you will play a key role within the Security Operations function, focused on real-time detection, investigation, and response to cyber threats using SIEM and security tooling.This role combines hands-on SIEM analysis, alert triage, investigation, and detection improvement, alongside exposure to incident response and proactive threat detection activities.You will work across multiple data sources to identify suspicious behaviour, analyse events, and support the organisation's cyber defence posture through effective monitoring and rapid response.________________________________________Key Responsibilities* Monitor, analyse, and investigate security alerts across SIEM and security tooling* Conduct detailed investigations across log, endpoint, identity, and network telemetry* Develop and optimise detection logic and SIEM queries to improve alert fidelity* Analyse security events and correlate activity across multiple data sources* Support incident response activities, including containment, escalation, and remediation* Perform IOC analysis, enrichment, and validation using threat intelligence sources* Identify gaps in detection capabilities and contribute to continuous improvement* Work closely with infrastructure, SOC, and incident response teams to enhance response capability* Produce clear and structured investigation reports and escalation summaries________________________________________Skills & Experience RequiredCore SIEM & Detection Skills* Strong knowledge of SIEM platforms (e.g. Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, Elastic)* Experience writing and tuning queries using: o Kusto Query Language (KQL)o ES|QL / Kibana Query Languageo Splunk SPL* Understanding of event correlation, alerting, and detection use-case development________________________________________Technical Foundations* Strong knowledge of: o Linux and Windows operating systemso Core networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, firewalls, VPNs)* Experience analysing logs across: o Endpoint, identity, network, and cloud environments________________________________________Threat Detection & Security Tooling* Strong knowledge of: o EDR/XDR concepts and workflowso IDS/IPS technologies and signature-based detection* Experience working with tools such as: o Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, or similar________________________________________Threat & Adversary Knowledge* Understanding of attacker Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) and how they manifest in logs and telemetry* Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework* Evidence of staying up to date with: o Emerging threatso Adversary tradecrafto Defensive techniques________________________________________Incident Handling & Investigation* Experience handling security incidents through: o Detection and triageo Investigation and analysiso Handover to Incident Response teams* Strong understanding of: o Incident management processeso Host-based forensic concepts* Ability to apply post-incident review (PIR) learnings to improve detection and response________________________________________Desirable Experience* Experience within a SOC or cyber defence environment* Exposure to threat hunting or detection engineering* Experience in high-security or regulated environments________________________________________Certifications (Beneficial)* Microsoft SC-200 (Security Operations Analyst)* GIAC / SANS certifications (GCIH, GCIA, GCED, etc.)* CREST (CPIA, CRIA, CCTIA, CCBTP)* Other recognised cyber security certifications________________________________________Why Join?* Work within a mature Security Operations environment* Exposure to advanced SIEM tooling and large-scale environments* Strong investment in training, certifications, and progression* Opportunity to develop into: o Senior SIEM Analysto Detection Engineero Threat Hunter________________________________________About AdeccoAdecco is acting as an Employment Agency. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We are on the client's supplier list for this role.________________________________________ KeywordsSIEM Analyst, Security Monitoring Analyst, SOC Analyst, Cyber Security Analyst, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, Elastic SIEM, KQL, SPL, ES|QL, Threat Detection, Incident Response, EDR, IDS/IPS, MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Defence

Remote Network Monitoring Engineer - VictoriaMetrics£70,000 - £75,000 (pro-rata)6-month FTCRole Overview:Our client, a growing technology and infrastructure business, is looking for an experienced Network Monitoring Engineer to support a major network infrastructure programme.This is a hands-on role focused on building, improving and commissioning monitoring capability across newly deployed infrastructure and network equipment. The business needs someone who can ensure the environment is visible, measurable and supportable from day one.A key part of the role will be working with VictoriaMetrics in a production environment, including configuration, optimisation, ingestion, retention and performance tuning. You will also work across streaming telemetry, Nagios, Grafana and wider observability tooling.This would suit someone with strong network monitoring experience who is comfortable taking ownership of a critical technical workstream in a project-led environment.Key Responsibilities:Design and deploy monitoring solutions across newly delivered network infrastructure.Configure, optimise and tune VictoriaMetrics for production network monitoring.Support metrics ingestion, retention, query performance and long-term platform reliability.Build streaming telemetry pipelines to provide real-time visibility across the network.Implement and manage Nagios-based monitoring for alerting and service health.Develop dashboards in Grafana, or similar, to support engineering and operational teams.Commission monitoring across network devices, access infrastructure and Layer 1-3 equipment.Define baseline performance metrics, thresholds and SLA-led alerting.Work closely with network and operational teams to align monitoring with changing infrastructure requirements.Support the use of analytics-led monitoring for anomaly detection and predictive fault identification.Improve monitoring architecture, tooling, documentation and handover processes.Produce clear runbooks, escalation paths and operational guides.Support knowledge transfer into internal technical teams.What We're Looking for:Strong hands-on experience with VictoriaMetrics in a production environment.Previous experience in a senior network monitoring, network engineering or observability-focused role.Experience working in a telecoms, ISP, managed network or large-scale infrastructure environment.Good understanding of time-series monitoring, metrics ingestion, retention and performance tuning.Solid knowledge of Nagios, including configuration, plugins and alerting workflows.Experience with streaming telemetry tools and protocols such as gNMI, gRPC, Telegraf or gNMIc.Strong networking fundamentals across TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs and optical networks.Familiarity with Grafana, Prometheus or similar observability tools.Exposure to AI/ML-led monitoring, anomaly detection or predictive fault identification would be beneficial.Knowledge of SNMP, NetFlow/IPFIX or syslog pipelines would be useful.Scripting or automation experience, such as Python, would be advantageous.Comfortable working independently and delivering against defined project milestones.Strong communication, documentation and stakeholder engagement skills.Proactive, detail-focused and comfortable solving problems without heavy direction.Why Consider this Role?This is a strong opportunity to join a business delivering a major network infrastructure programme, in a role where monitoring and observability are central to successful delivery.You will be taking ownership of a critical technical area rather than simply maintaining an existing setup. The focus is on making sure newly deployed infrastructure is properly monitored, operationally ready and reliable from day one.For someone with strong VictoriaMetrics experience, this offers a focused 6-month project where you can make a visible impact across a live network environment.Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers in the UK. Modis Europe Ltd provide a variety of international solutions that connect clients to the best talent in the world. For all positions based in Switzerland, Modis Europe Ltd works with its licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH to ensure that candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law. Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Modis International Ltd and/ or Modis Europe Ltd. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement which explains how we will use your information is available on the Modis website.